ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cast- from Latin castrare, castigatus, castus, carere, castrum

 

 

【cast-】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "cut, pure "
from Latin "castrare, castigatus, castus, carere, castrum"

 

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[WORD ROOT]root cast
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] casti, chaste, caste, cest, castr
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) castrare, castigatus, castus, carere, castrum
[MEANING]root pure, cut

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 castrare to castrate, emasculate; to prune
• 【Latin】 castus [past participle of carere] clean, pure, morally pure; cut off, separated
• 【Latin】 carere to be cut off from
• 【Latin】 castigatus [past participle of castigare]
• 【Latin】 castrum knife, instrument that cuts

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

cast-, caste, castigate, castle, castrate, chaste, chasten, chastise, chastity, incest

 

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

cast- [combining form] from cast-
【ROOTs】 cast; pure, cut

caste [noun] from cast-
【DEFINITION】 A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 one of the hereditary social groups of India
【pl.】 castes
【ROOTs】 caste(cast); pure, cut

castigate [verb] from castigate < cast-
【DEFINITION】 If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to chastise, punish
【CONJUGATIONs】 castigated, castigated, castigating, castigates
【DERIVATIVEs】 castigation, castigator, castigatory, castigate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cast; pure, cut ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ate; verb suffix

castle [noun] from cast-
【DEFINITION】 A castle is a large building with thick, high walls. Castles were built by important people, such as kings, in former times, especially for protection during wars and battles.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 village
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cast; pure, cut ⑵ le; noun suffix

castrate [verb] from cast-
【DEFINITION】 To castrate a male animal or a man means to remove his testicles.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to deprive of the testicles, emasculate
【CONJUGATIONs】 castrated castrated castrating castrates
【DERIVATIVEs】 castration, castrator, castrate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ castr(cast); pure, cut ⑵ ate; verb suffix

chaste [adjective] from chaste < cast-
【DEFINITION】 If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse
【DERIVATIVEs】 chaste, chastely, chasteness, chastity
【ROOTs】 chaste(cast); pure, cut

chasten [verb] from chaste < cast-
【DEFINITION】 If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 inflict trouble or pain on for the purpose of correction
【CONJUGATIONs】 chastened chastened chastening chastens
【DERIVATIVEs】 chastener, chasteningly, chasten
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chast(cast); pure, cut ⑵ en; suffix

chastise [verb] from chaste < cast-
【DEFINITION】 If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to inflict pain upon to punish and recall to duty, to punish for the purpose of correcting or reclaiming,
【SYNONYM】 beat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chast(cast); pure, cut ⑵ ag; to go, drive

chastity [noun] from chaste < cast-
【DEFINITION】 Chastity is the state of not having sex with anyone, or of only having sex with your husband or wife.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 sexual purity
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 chaste, chastely, chasteness, chastity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chast(cast); pure, cut ⑵ ity; noun suffix

 

 

incest [noun] from incest < cast-
【DEFINITION】 Incest is the crime of two members of the same family having sexual intercourse, for example a father and daughter, or a brother and sister.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 the crime of sexual intercourse between near kindred
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in(en); in, into ⑵ cest(cast); pure, cut

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

carbo-, carb-
cardio-
car
capt-, ceive-, cept-
care
caps
cant-, cent-
cap
cand-, cend-
cane

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: carbo-, carb- from Latin carbo, carbonis

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