outcaste

noun

a person belonging to no caste

adjective

not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society

Roots

utout- · Old English · outside, excluded from castuscaste- · Latin · pure, unmixed lineage

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The word outcaste breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: out-, from Old English ut (“outside, excluded from”); and caste, from Latin castus (“pure, unmixed lineage”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.