Where does “raca” come from?
raca (Polish) comes from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
raca (Polish): flare; firework
Ancestry of “raca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 2 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |