Where does “chastier” come from?

chastier (Middle French) comes from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō — to castigate, chastise, reprove.

chastier (Middle French): to punish

Definitions

  1. to punish

Ancestry of “chastier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchastierto punish
2Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove

Words derived from “chastier”

Every word from Latin castīgō →Every word from Old French chastier →