Race Definition
(chemistry) Denoting a racemic mix or racemate of enantiomers.
- all people collectively
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Race
- the (human) race
Origin of Race
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From Middle English race, from Old Norse rás (“a running, race"), from Proto-Germanic *rÄ“sō (“a course"), from Proto-Indo-European *res-, *eres- (“to flow"). Akin to Old English rÇ£s (“a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset"), Middle Low German râs (“a strong current"). Compare Danish ræs, Norwegian and Swedish ras.
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Another possible source is Lombardic raiza "line", a literal rendering of Latin linea sanguinis "bloodline of descent". Raiza is of Germanic origin, akin to Old High German reiza "line", Old Norse rīta "to score, log, outline".
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Some authorities suggest derivation from Old Spanish raza, rasa, from earlier ras, res "head of cattle", from Arabic رأس (ra's, “head"). This, however, is difficult to support, since Italian razza predates the Spanish word.
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A third possibility is that the Italian razza derives from Latin ratio through an unattested intermediate form *razzo.
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Middle English ras from Old Norse rās rush, running ers- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French from Old French from Old Italian razza race, lineage
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French race, from Italian razza, of uncertain origin.
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From Middle French, from Latin radix
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