cast
pure, chaste
Latin · castus
Cast comes from Latin castus, pure. Castigate once meant to make pure by correcting, now to scold severely; caste came through Portuguese casta, 'pure breed', for social groups.
Memory trick
Castigate: scold someone so hard that they become 'pure' again.
Words from this root
- caste (cast + e) — hereditary social groupजाति, वंशानुगत सामाजिक समूह
- castigate (cast + igate) — to scold or punish severelyकड़ी फटकार लगाना
- castigator (cast + igator) — one who criticises severelyकड़ी आलोचना करने वाला
- outcaste (out + caste) — person cast out of a casteजाति से बहिष्कृत व्यक्ति