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Where does “raced” come from?

raced (English) comes from English racket, from French raquette, from Middle French rachette, from Latin racheta, from Latin rasca, from Arabic رَاحَة — palm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...

raced (English): simple past tense and past participle of race;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of race;...

Ancestry of “raced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishracketAn implement with a handle connected to a round...
2Frenchraquetteracket; snowshoe
3Middle Frenchrachette—
4Latinracheta—
5Latinrasca—
6Arabicرَاحَةpalm of the hand; ease, relief; comfort;...

Words derived from “raced”

  • unraced
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