Where does “casta” come from?
casta (Irish) comes from Irish casadh, from Irish -adh, from Old Irish -ad, from Proto-Celtic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
casta (Irish): past participle of cas; twisted, wound;...
Definitions
- past participle of cas; twisted, wound;...
Ancestry of “casta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | casadh | verbal noun of cas; twist; reproach |
| 2 | Irish | -adh | Creates the regular verbal noun of... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -ad | suffix forming verbal nouns; suffix forming the... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -tus | Forms action nouns from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “casta”