Etymology of the Latin word castitas
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-Derivations in other languages
French
chastete, Italian
castità , Portuguese
castidade, Spanish
castidad
