English
racist
Racist was formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste; equivalent to race + -ist.
- English1500–presentracism
- Englishearliest quotation 1996racist
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentracism
- Englishearliest quotation 1996racist
Earliest quotation: 1996, Julie Wang, TC Yang's talent: “Oh oh.. the term 'Neo-Nazi'.. just a few days…”
Formed from race + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- ‘to flow’
Proto-Germanic *rēsō ‘a course’
Old Norse rás ‘a running’
Middle English race
English race
The story
Formed from racism (1928), paralleling French raciste (1892). Replaced older racialist (1910).
Every English word from English racism
Today it means
noun A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English racism / racist