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Where does “razzistico” come from?

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

razzistico (Italian): racist

Definitions

  1. racist

Ancestry of “razzistico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrazzistaracist
2Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
3Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
4Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
5Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
6English-án—
7Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →