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Where does “castus” come from?

castus (Latin) comes from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

castus (Latin): morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...

Definitions

  1. morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...

Ancestry of “castus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincareō—
2Proto-Italickazēōto lack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “castus”

  • chaste
  • chastity
  • incest
  • chastisement
  • chastise
  • incestuous
  • chastening
  • chasten
  • castigate
  • chastely
  • unchastity
  • chasteneth
  • chasteness
  • chast
  • chastiser
  • incestuously
  • chastiseth
  • castigator
  • incestuousness
  • chastenest
  • chastener
  • incestual
  • inchastity
  • nonincestuous
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