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Where does “monocasta” come from?

monocasta (Portuguese) 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...

monocasta (Portuguese): produced from a single grape variety; a wine...

Definitions

  1. produced from a single grape variety; a wine...

Ancestry of “monocasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecastabloodline; lineage; breed; race; species
2Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
3Latincareō—
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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