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Where does “raceway” come from?

Raceway derives from English way and away, traced through Proto-Italic wrād-ī- and Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds and weǵʰ-, ultimately from a root meaning to carry or move.

raceway (English): A place where races are held; a racetrack; An...

Definitions

  1. A place where races are held; a racetrack; An...

Ancestry of “raceway”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraceA contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc....
2Middle Frenchracerace; breed
3Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
4Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
5Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
6Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
7English-án—
8Middle English-an—
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