Where does “ras” come from?
ras (Polish) comes from Polish rasa, from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
ras (Polish): genitive plural of rasa
Definitions
- genitive plural of rasa
Ancestry of “ras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rasa | race; breed, race; group of animals with... |
| 2 | German | Rasse | race (subspecies), breed |
| 3 | French | race | race; kind; breed |
| 4 | Middle French | rasse | — |
| 5 | Italian | razza | race, breed; kind, type; family, descent |
| 6 | Italian | razzo | skyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;... |
| 7 | Italian | raggio | ray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius |
| 8 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |