Where does “Grundrasse” come from?
Grundrasse (German) comes from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.
Grundrasse (German): source race
Ancestry of “Grundrasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Rasse | race , breed; quality, class, classiness,... |
| 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 | — |