chast- root words — words with the chast- root

The root chast- comes from Latin castus, meaning pure, chaste. 21 words in Dendril are built from it, including caste, castes, castigate, castigated, castigating, chaste, chasten, chastened, chastening, chaster, chastest, chastise. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the chast- root

Explore words with chast- — words containing the chast- root and sharing its sense of "pure, chaste". Examples include caste, castes, castigate, castigated, castigating, chaste, chasten, chastened, chastening, chaster, chastest, chastise. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The chast- root means pure, chaste, from Latin castus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.