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

  1. past participle of cas; twisted, wound;...

Ancestry of “casta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcasadhverbal noun of cas; twist; reproach
2Irish-adhCreates the regular verbal noun of...
3Old Irish-adsuffix forming verbal nouns; suffix forming the...
4Proto-Celtic-tusForms action nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “casta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Irish -adh →Every word from Old Irish -ad →