Where does “rasse” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rasse”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	razza	race, breed; kind, type; family, descent
2	Italian	razzo	skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
3	Italian	raggio	ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
4	Latin	radius	ray; staff, rod; spoke
5	English	-án	—
6	Middle English	-an	—

Words derived from “rasse”

расизм
racialiste
racialisme
antiracisme
race
multiracial
racial
racialement
interracial
racisme
Menschenrasse
Rassenkunde
rassenkundlich
Grundrasse
Rasse
Rassenchaos
Rassenpflege
Rassenschande
Rassenhygiene
reinrassig
rassig
rassistisch
Rassist
Rassenfrage

Every word from Middle English -an →

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