Where does “metaracism” come from?
metaracism (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.
metaracism (English): A relatively modern form of racism, asserting...
Definitions
- A relatively modern form of racism, asserting...
Ancestry of “metaracism”, step by step
metaracism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English racism
| 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 | — |