Where does the 'word' "Caucasian" (as in terms of race) derive from?

Answer 1

Caucasian is a geographical term, meaning relative or pertaining to the Caucasus region (Caucasia) of central Eurasia.

Caucasian may also refer to:

Caucasian race, racial group
Caucasian peoples, peoples in the Caucasus
Caucasian languages, spoken in the Caucasus
Caucasian Snowcock, bird in the pheasant family
Caucasian Ovcharka, or Caucasian Shepherd Dog, breed of dog
A Caucasian, nickname for a White Russian (cocktail)
Caucasian Chalk Circle, a play by Bertolt Brecht

Answer 2

The term Caucasian originated as one of the racial categories recognised by 19th century craniology — and is derived from the region of the Caucasus mountains, where the Biblical figure Japheth, ancestor of Europeans, is imagined to have established his tribe prior to its migration into Europe[citation needed].

Caucasoid race is a term used in physical anthropology to refer to people falling within a certain range of anthropometric measurements. The concept of a "Caucasian race" or Varietas Caucasia was first proposed under those names by the German scientist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840).[citation needed] His studies based the classification of the Caucasian race primarily on skull features, which Blumenbach claimed were optimized by the Caucasian Peoples.[1] Blumenbach writes:

Answer 3

The term Caucasian originated as one of the racial categories recognised by 19th century craniology — and is derived from the region of the Caucasus mountains, where the Biblical figure Japheth, ancestor of Europeans, is imagined to have established his tribe prior to its migration into Europe


The term Caucasian race is sometimes used to refer to people whose ancestry can be traced back to Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Russia, and in certain areas of Central Asia.[citation needed]

In Europe (especially in Russia and the surrounding area), Caucasian usually refers exclusively to people who are from the Caucasus region or speak the Caucasian languages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race

Answer 4

Caucasian usually refers to someone of European ancestry, or, from the area of the Caucasus Mountains. Generally, most of the people from this area are white, and since a lot of white people are from European ancestry, it's a broad term to describe a group of people with the same physical trait of color. For a better idea of this area, go to :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Mountains

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

timothy took the words out of my mouth, lol

Answer 6

Go to wikipedia.com