Etymology

biracial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to two races. Full definition →

English racial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English race
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  7. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  8. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  9. Old Englishrǣs
  10. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  11. Old Norserás
  12. Middle Englishrace
  13. Englishrace
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishracial
  17. English todaybiracial

From bi- + racial.

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