Where does “cast” come from?

cast (Romanian) comes 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...

cast (Romanian): chaste, clean, pure

Definitions

  1. chaste, clean, pure

Ancestry of “cast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
2Latincareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of
3Proto-Italickazēōto lack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic kazēō
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