"caste" meaning in French

See caste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: castes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese casta, if of Germanic origin, possibly from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ (kasts), from Proto-Germanic *kastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚Η΅-es- (β€œto throw”), similar to English cast. Or, alternatively from a derivative of Latin castus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|pt|casta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Portuguese casta, {{bor+|fr|pt|casta}} Borrowed from Portuguese casta, {{der|fr|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|fr|got|πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ}} Gothic πŒΊπŒ°πƒπ„πƒ (kasts), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*kastuz}} Proto-Germanic *kastuz, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*hβ‚‚Η΅-es-||to throw}} Proto-Indo-European *hβ‚‚Η΅-es- (β€œto throw”), {{cog|en|cast}} English cast, {{der|fr|la|castus}} Latin castus Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} caste f (plural castes)
  1. caste (hereditary class) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caste-fr-noun-onMAR~fv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. class (social position) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-caste-fr-noun-5hONPmHo

Inflected forms

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    "French terms derived from Gothic",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
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