Where does “rat racer” come from?
rat racer (English) comes from English rat race, from English race, from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
rat racer (English): A person who partakes in the rat race
Definitions
- A person who partakes in the rat race
Ancestry of “rat racer”, step by step
rat racer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rat race
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rat race | An activity or situation which is congested with... |
| 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 | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |