Etymology

multiracial

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Today it means: Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races. Full definition →

English racial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English race
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  9. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  10. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  11. Old Englishrǣs
  12. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  13. Old Norserás
  14. Middle Englishrace
  15. Englishrace
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishracial
  19. English todaymultiracial

From multi- + racial.

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