Where does “kkastiga” come from?

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

kkastiga (Maltese): to punish

Definitions

  1. to punish

Ancestry of “kkastiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastigareto punish, castigate, chasten, trounce
2Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove
Every word from Latin castīgō →Every word from Italian castigare →
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