Etymology

casta

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Today it means: The institutionalized system of racial and social stratification in 17th-century Mexico. Full definition →

Spanish casta
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casta · noun1

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcasta
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcasta
  3. English todaycasta

Borrowed from Spanish casta.

Casta · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromcastus“pure”
  2. Gothic · derived from*𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃
  3. Portuguese · derived fromcasta“lineage; breed; race”
  4. English todayCasta

From Spanish and Portuguese casta (“lineage; breed; race”), either from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts) or a derivative of Latin castus (“pure”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishcasta all →

caste

Latincastus all →

castechasteagnus castus

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