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Where does “castigar” come from?

castigar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish castigar, from Latin castīgō.

castigar (Spanish): to punish, to castigate

Definitions

  1. to punish, to castigate

Ancestry of “castigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcastigar—
2Latincastīgō—

Words derived from “castigar”

  • castigo
Every word from Latin castīgō →