Where does “kastig” come from?

kastig (Maltese) comes from Italian castigo, from Italian castigare, from Latin castīgō — to castigate, chastise, reprove.

kastig (Maltese): punishment

Definitions

  1. punishment

Ancestry of “kastig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastigopunishment; first-person singular present...
2Italiancastigareto punish, castigate, chasten, trounce
3Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove
Every word from Latin castīgō →Every word from Italian castigare →Every word from Italian castigo →