Where does “racelessness” come from?
racelessness (English) comes from English raceless, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
racelessness (English): The condition of having no perceived race
Definitions
- The condition of having no perceived race
Ancestry of “racelessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | raceless | Lacking race; aracial |
| 2 | English | race | A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc.... |
| 3 | Middle French | race | race; breed |
| 4 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 5 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 6 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 7 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 8 | English | -án | — |
| 9 | Middle English | -an | — |