Etymology

postracial

P3O1S1T1R1A1C3I1A1L1

Today it means: No longer bound by racial divisions. Full definition →

English racial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English race
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  8. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  9. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  10. Old Englishrǣs
  11. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  12. Old Norserás
  13. Middle Englishrace
  14. Englishrace
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishracial
  18. English todaypostracial

From post- + racial.

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