Original sentence: Both terms are considered impolite and potentially offensive, as the words have been used pejoratively in the past to ostracize and isolate the offspring of such unions.Caste comes from the Latin castus, meaning pure, and the derivative Portuguese and Spanish casta, meaning race.Half-caste (or half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed race or enthicity.Half-caste (poem).Half-caste was traditionally an ubiquitous term used to refer to people of mixed-race.In the present day it is increasing considered pejorative for use by those dealing with people, especially in any professional capacity.The term mulatto (from Spanish "Mulato") has also been used for this particular mixture
Edited sentence: ,and many in Britain as the words have been used pejoratively in the past to ostracize and isolate the offspring of such unions.An example is a child of black African and white European parentage.Both terms are considered impolite and potentially offensive by some in the U.Half-caste (or half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed ethnicity.Half-caste is increasingly considered as a pejorative term used to describe people of mixed race.In the present day it is not a term approved of for use by those dealing with people in any professional capacity.It was a traditionally ubiquitous term used to refer to people of mixed-race.K, nor the US.The term mulatto (from Spanish "Mulato") has also been used for this particular mixture, but not in the U.The term originates from the Indian caste-system, where a person of 'lesser' or half-caste would be deemed to be of a 'lower class'