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Etymology of the English word outcaste

the English word outcaste
derived from the English word caste
derived from the Portuguese word casta
derived from the Portuguese word casto
derived from the Church Latin word castus (ceremonial state of abstinence; sexual abstinence on religious grounds; pure, moral; chaste)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kes-
using the English prefix out-

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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