Where does “racingly” come from?
racingly (English) comes from English racing, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
racingly (English): In a racing manner; at high speed
Definitions
- In a racing manner; at high speed
Ancestry of “racingly”, step by step
racingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English racing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | racing | The sport of competing in races; present... |
| 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 | 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 |
| 9 | Middle English | -an | — |