Where does “anticaste” come from?
anticaste (English) comes from English caste, from Spanish casta, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
anticaste (English): Opposing the social system of caste
Definitions
- Opposing the social system of caste
Ancestry of “anticaste”, step by step
anticaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caste | Any of the hereditary social classes and... |
| 2 | Spanish | casta | lineage; breed; caste |
| 3 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 4 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |