Where does “monoracial” come from?
monoracial (English) comes from English racial, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
monoracial (English): Of a single race
Ancestry of “monoracial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | racial | Of or relating to a race; A skill possessed by... |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Middle English | -an | — |
Words derived from “monoracial”