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Where does “racista” come from?

racista (Spanish) comes from Spanish raza, from Old Spanish raça, from Vulgar Latin radia, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

racista (Spanish): racist

Definitions

  1. racist

Ancestry of “racista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrazarace, ethnicity; breed, strain, lineage; cleft,...
2Old Spanishraça—
3Vulgar Latinradiasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
5English-án—
6Middle English-an—

Words derived from “racista”

  • antirracista
Every word from Middle English -an →