Feminine

caste

  1. (feminine) caste (hereditary class)
  2. (feminine) class (social position)

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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.

low-caste person

social structure

caste systems

social ranking

social sanctions

social stratification

social systems

rang social

structure sociale

système social

sanction sociale

stratification sociale

kasta

kast

caste

caste

Kastensystem

soziale Schicht

Sozialsystem

Gesellschaftsstruktur

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