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
Ancestry of “ras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | rasa | race; breed, race; group of animals with... |
| 2 | German | Rasse | race , breed; quality, class, classiness,... |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Middle English | -an | — |