Where does “fleet racing” come from?
fleet racing (English) comes from English racing, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
fleet racing (English): A type of sport sail yachting event where a...
Definitions
- A type of sport sail yachting event where a...
Ancestry of “fleet racing”, step by step
fleet racing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English racing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | racing | The sport of competing in races; present... |
| 2 | English | race | A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle French | race | race; breed |
| 4 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 5 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 6 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 7 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Middle English | -an | — |
via English Fleet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fleet | A former prison (the Fleet Prison) in London, which originally stood near the stream |
| 2 | Middle English | flete | A fleet; a collection or grouping of vessels; A... |
| 3 | Old English | flēot | ship; bay; fleet |
| 4 | Frankish | flotōn | to float, swim |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flutōną | to float; drift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |