Etymology

racial

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Today it means: Of or relating to a race (or a people). Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English race ← Middle English race
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  2. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  4. Old Englishrǣs
  5. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  6. Old Norserás
  7. Middle Englishrace
  8. Englishrace
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. English todayracial

From race + -ial.

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