Where does “rassistisch” come from?
rassistisch (German) comes from German Rassist, from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
rassistisch (German): racist , racistic
Ancestry of “rassistisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Rassist | racist |
| 2 | German | Rasse | race , breed; quality, class, classiness,... |
| 3 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 4 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 5 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 6 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 7 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 8 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 9 | English | -án | — |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |