Etymology

racially

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Today it means: Relating to race. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English racial
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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. Englishracial
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  13. Proto-Germanic*līką
  14. English todayracially

From racial + -ly.

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