Where does “rase” come from?
rase (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle French race, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
rase (Norwegian Nynorsk): a race; a breed; to be furious, fume, rage, rave
Definitions
- a race; a breed; to be furious, fume, rage, rave
Ancestry of “rase”, step by step
rase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French race
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | race | race; breed |
| 2 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 3 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 4 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 5 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 6 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 7 | Middle English | -an | — |
via Old Norse rasa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rasa | to rush |