Where does “anti-racism” come from?
anti-racism (English) comes from English racism, from French racisme, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
anti-racism (English): opposition to racism
Definitions
- opposition to racism
Ancestry of “anti-racism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | racism | Belief that there are distinct human races with... |
| 2 | French | racisme | racism |
| 3 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 4 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 5 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 6 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 7 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 8 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |