Where does “ratsa” come from?
ratsa (Proto-Albanian) comes from Greek ράτσα, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
Ancestry of “ratsa”, step by step
ratsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek ράτσα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ράτσα | race, a breed or strain of domesticated animal;... |
| 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 Proto-Albanian rat(i)tsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | rat(i)tsa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrot-h₂-ó- | wheel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |