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Where does “reinrassig” come from?

reinrassig (German) comes from German rassig, from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.

reinrassig (German): purebred, pedigreed, thoroughbred; able to trace...

Definitions

  1. purebred, pedigreed, thoroughbred; able to trace...

Ancestry of “reinrassig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrassigpurebred; hot-blooded
2GermanRasserace , breed; quality, class, classiness,...
3Frenchracerace; kind; breed
4Middle Frenchrasse—
5Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
6Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
7Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
8Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
9English-án—
10Middle English-an—
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