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
- Initialism of redundant acronym syndrome;...
Ancestry of “RAS”, step by step
RAS traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish ras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ras | genitive plural of rasa |
| 2 | Polish | rasa | race; breed, race; group of animals with... |
| 3 | German | Rasse | race (subspecies), breed |
| 4 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 5 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 6 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 7 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 8 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 9 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Middle English | -an | — |