Where does “nonracially” come from?
nonracially (English) comes from English nonracial, from English racial, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
nonracially (English): In a nonracial manner; without regard to race
Definitions
- In a nonracial manner; without regard to race
Ancestry of “nonracially”, step by step
nonracially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonracial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonracial | not related to or based on a person's race |
| 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 | 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 | — |