Where does “cryptoracist” come from?
cryptoracist (English) comes from English racist, from English racism, from French racisme, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio.
cryptoracist (English): Secretly racist; not obviously racist; Somebody...
Definitions
- Secretly racist; not obviously racist; Somebody...
Ancestry of “cryptoracist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | racist | A person who believes in or supports racism; a... |
| 2 | English | racism | Belief that there are distinct human races with... |
| 3 | French | racisme | racism |
| 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 | — |
| 11 | Middle English | -an | — |