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Where does “RAS” come from?

RAS (English) comes from Polish ras, from Polish rasa, from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio.

RAS (English): Initialism of redundant acronym syndrome;...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of redundant acronym syndrome;...

Ancestry of “RAS”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrasgenitive plural of rasa
2Polishrasarace; breed, race; group of animals with...
3GermanRasserace , breed; quality, class, classiness,...
4Frenchracerace; kind; breed
5Middle Frenchrasse—
6Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
7Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
8Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
9Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
10English-án—
11Middle English-an—
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