qui bene amat, bene castigat

Latin

proverb
Definitions
  • spare the rod and spoil the child

Etymology

Affix from Latin quī (who, which, the relative pronoun, why, how, what, that) + Latin bene (well, good)+ Latin amat (he loves)+ Latin la (-er, will, soul, -tion, -bearing, l, -devouring, related to doing, -ity, -eating, -ness)+ Latin amō (I love, love, he castigates)+ Latin bene (well, good)+ Latin castīgat + Latin la (-er, will, soul, -tion, -bearing, l, -devouring, related to doing, -ity, -eating, -ness)+ Latin castīgō (amend, correct, reprove, I chastise, reprimand).

Origin

Latin

castīgō

Gloss

amend, correct, reprove, I chastise, reprimand

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

正

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