Where does “caucus race” come from?
caucus race (English) comes from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
caucus race (English): The competitive process in which a political...
Definitions
- The competitive process in which a political...
Ancestry of “caucus race”, step by step
caucus race traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English race
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | race | A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc.... |
| 2 | Middle French | race | race; breed |
| 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 | 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 |
| 8 | Middle English | -an | — |
via English caucus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caucus | A usually preliminary meeting of party members to... |