Where does “race-” come from?

race- (English) comes from Czech rak, from Old Czech rak, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

race- (English): Denoting a racemic mix or racemate of enantiomers

Definitions

  1. Denoting a racemic mix or racemate of enantiomers

Ancestry of “race-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrakcrayfish; cancer
2Old Czechrak—
3Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “race-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →