Where does “racial” come from?
racial (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese raça, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
racial (Portuguese): Of or relating to a race of people; racial; Of or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a race of people; racial; Of or...
Ancestry of “racial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | raça | race, breed; brood |
| 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 | — |