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Where does “nonracism” come from?

nonracism (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.

nonracism (English): Absence of racism; the quality of not being...

Definitions

  1. Absence of racism; the quality of not being...

Ancestry of “nonracism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishracismBelief that there are distinct human races with...
2Frenchracismeracism
3Frenchracerace; kind; breed
4Middle Frenchrasse—
5Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
6Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
7Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
8Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
9English-án—
10Middle English-an—
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