Where does “racefiets” come from?
racefiets (Dutch) comes from Dutch race, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
racefiets (Dutch): A racing bicycle/road bike
Definitions
- A racing bicycle/road bike
Ancestry of “racefiets”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | race | A speed contest, a race |
| 2 | English | race | A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle French | race | race; breed |
| 4 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 5 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 6 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 7 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 8 | English | -án | — |
| 9 | Middle English | -an | — |