Where does “caste” come from?
caste (French) comes from Portuguese 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...
caste (French): caste; class
Definitions
- caste; class
Ancestry of “caste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | casta | bloodline; lineage; breed; race; species |
| 2 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 3 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |