Where does “multiracial” come from?
Multiracial comes from English multi, from Latin multus meaning "much or many," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel- meaning "to crush or grind."
multiracial (English): Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple...
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- Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple...
Ancestry of “multiracial”, 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 | 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 | — |