Where does “postracist” come from?
postracist (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
postracist (English): After the decline of racism, or its...
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- After the decline of racism, or its...
Ancestry of “postracist”, step by step
postracist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English racist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | racist | A person who believes in or supports racism; a... |
| 2 | English | racism | Belief that there are distinct human races with... |
| 3 | French | racisme | racism |
| 4 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 5 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 6 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 7 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 8 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 9 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | Middle English | -an | — |