Where does “ras” come from?
ras (Dutch) comes from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
ras (Dutch): race, breed; quick
Ancestry of “ras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 2 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 3 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 4 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 5 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 6 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 7 | English | -án | — |
| 8 | Middle English | -an | — |