Where does “раса́” come from?
раса́ (Belarusian) comes from Polish rasa, from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
раса́ (Belarusian): dew
Definitions
- dew
Ancestry of “раса́”, step by step
раса́ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish rasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rasa | race; breed, race; group of animals with... |
| 2 | German | Rasse | race (subspecies), breed |
| 3 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 4 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 5 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 6 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 7 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 8 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 9 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |
via Proto-Slavic rosà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rosà | dew |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rasā́ˀ | dew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rṓs | (trickling) liquid, moisture |
via Russian ра́са
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ра́са | race group of people |