Where does “razzist” come from?

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

razzist (Maltese): racist

Definitions

  1. racist

Ancestry of “razzist”, 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-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
7Middle English-an
Every word from Middle English -anEvery word from English -ánEvery word from Latin radius