Etymology of the English word chastity
the English word
chastityderived from the Old French word
chastetederived from the Latin word
castitas (chastity, fidelity; virginity)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of chastity in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
