casta

Galician

/ˈkasta̝/

noun
Definitions
  • species, race or kind
  • quality
  • lineage, progeny, offspring, group of people who share the same ancestors
  • caste (hereditary class)

Etymology

Derived from Gothic *πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ derived from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, *kastōnΔ… (cast, throw) derived from Latin castus (pure, pious, clean, virtuous, unpolluted, chaste).

Origin

Latin

castus

Gloss

pure, pious, clean, virtuous, unpolluted, chaste

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

ζ΅„

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