castigar etymology

Catalan word castigar comes from Latin ago, Proto-Indo-European *kesa

Detailed word origin of castigar

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ago Latin (lat) (of offerings) I slay, kill (as a sacrifice). (of plants) I put forth, sprout, extend. (of time) I pass, spend. I accomplish, manage, achieve. I chase, pursue. I discuss, plead, deliberate. I do, act, make, behave. I drive at, pursue (a course of action). I drive, conduct. I guide, govern, administer. I perform, transact. I push, move, impel. I rob, steal, plunder, carry off. I stir up, [...]
*kesa Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
castus Latin (lat) (ante-Classical, post-Classical) an abstinence from sensual enjoyments on religious grounds morally pure, guiltless. Pure, chaste, free from barbarisms. Religious, pious.
castigo Latin (lat) I castigate, chastise, reprove. I correct, amend. I rebuke, reprimand.
castigar Catalan (cat) To join. To punish, castigate.

Words with the same origin as castigar

Descendants of ago
accionista acció acta acte actiu activar activitat actor actriu actuar agenda agilitat agitar ambigüitat assaig cuidar càmera exigent graciós gratuït gràcia navegació purgatori àgil
Descendants of *kesa
cast castedat