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Where does “ράτσα” come from?

ράτσα (Greek) comes from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

ράτσα (Greek): race, a breed or strain of domesticated animal;...

Definitions

  1. race, a breed or strain of domesticated animal;...

Ancestry of “ράτσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
2Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
3Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
4Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
5English-án—
6Middle English-an—
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