Etymology of the English word castigate
the English word
castigatederived from the Latin word
castigatio (punishment; reprimand, reproof)
derived from the Latin word
castigatus (tightly drawn, restrained, confined)
derived from the Latin word
castigare (chastise, chasten, punish)
derived from the Church Latin word
castus (ceremonial state of abstinence; sexual abstinence on religious grounds; pure, moral; chaste)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kes-derived from the Medieval Latin word
agere (to drive; drive, urge, conduct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ag-Date
The earliest known usage of castigate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
castigated,
castigatingCognates
Dutch
kastijden, German
kasteienUsage
Word found in Modern English
