Where does “interracially” come from?
interracially (English) comes from English interracial, from English racial, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
interracially (English): Between races
Ancestry of “interracially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | interracial | Between or among two or more different races |
| 2 | English | racial | Of or relating to a race; A skill possessed by... |
| 3 | English | race | A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc.... |
| 4 | Middle French | race | race; breed |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |