Where does “racism” come from?
racism (English) comes from French racisme, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
racism (English): Belief that there are distinct human races with...
Definitions
- Belief that there are distinct human races with...
Ancestry of “racism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | racisme | racism |
| 2 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 3 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “racism”