Feminine
caste
Meaning
- (feminine) caste (hereditary class)
- (feminine) class (social position)
Concepts
low-caste person
social structure
caste systems
social ranking
social sanctions
social stratification
social systems
Synonyms
rang social
structure sociale
système social
sanction sociale
stratification sociale
Translations
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Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Portuguese casta, if of Germanic origin, possibly from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ǵ-es- (“to throw”), similar to English cast. Or, alternatively from a derivative of Latin castus.
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