Where does “metroethnicity” come from?
metroethnicity (English) comes from English ethnicity, from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος — to do, put, place.
metroethnicity (English): A hybrid ethnicity associated with a modern...
Definitions
- A hybrid ethnicity associated with a modern...
Ancestry of “metroethnicity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ethnicity | The common characteristics of a group of people,... |
| 2 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 3 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 4 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 6 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |