Where does “raslära” come from?
raslära (Swedish) comes from German Rassenkunde, from German Rasse, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius.
raslära (Swedish): racial anthropology, raciology
Definitions
- racial anthropology, raciology
Ancestry of “raslära”, step by step
raslära traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rassenkunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rassenkunde | racial anthropology, raciology, scientific racism |
| 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 | — |