Where does “keskikasti” come from?
keskikasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasti, from Swedish kast, 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...
keskikasti (Finnish): the average, those that are not very good nor very bad
Definitions
- the average, those that are not very good nor very bad
Ancestry of “keskikasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kasti | caste; cast |
| 2 | Swedish | kast | throw; the flight of a thrown object; caste; an... |
| 3 | Spanish | casta | lineage; breed; caste |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |