Where does “racist” come from?
racist (Dutch) comes from Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
racist (Dutch): racist
Ancestry of “racist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ras | race, breed; quick |
| 2 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 3 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “racist”