Why is the word Asian in Caucasian?

Question

I mean, caucasian is white and not asian so why? and what is the root word please.

Answer 1

The root of the word Caucasian:
" 1807, from Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas; applied to the "white" race 1795 (in Ger.) by Ger. anthropologist Johann Blumenbach, because their supposed ancestral homeland lay there; since abandoned as a historical/anthropological term. Lit. meaning "resident or native of the Caucasus" is from 1843. The mountain range name is from Gk. kaukhasis, from Scythian kroy-khasis, lit. "(the mountain) ice-shining." "

The fact that the word 'Caucasian' has the word 'Asian' in it is a coincidence, it is in fact the word for 'being a native of the Caucasuss Mountains'. If you're from American, you're American. If you're from Canada, you're Canadian. If you're from Caucasuss, you're Caucasian.

Answer 2

There is no correlation whatsoever between the two words. Like the word 'culture' and 'vulture' or 'humanism' and 'shamanism'; you might not want to ask why is the 'ulture' happening in 'vulture'?
Caucasian from the place called 'Caucasus' near the Caspian sea.
Asian from the continent of 'Asia'.

Answer 3

Dear sister...

the word asian in caucasian...doesn mean anything.!

Caucasian...mean a descendant from th race that came from the caucasus mountains..near the caspian see......near turkey and iran and georgia.........it th the source the white man came from.....

thanks...

have a nice day..and peace be upon you,

Answer 4

Cau·ca·sian (kô-kzhn, -kzhn) adj.
1. Anthropology Of or being a major human racial classification traditionally distinguished by physical characteristics such as very light to brown skin pigmentation and straight to wavy or curly hair, and including peoples indigenous to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia, and India. No longer in scientific use.

2. Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

Root word comes from describing the caucasoid race.

Answer 5

Caucasus is the area in reference it is a region in SE Europe between the Black & Caspian seas, divided by Caucasus Mountains.
So folks from the area are caucasians.

Answer 6

It is complete coincidence. "Caucasian" is an inhabitant of the Caucasus Mountains. Caucasus > Caucas-us > Caucas + ian > Caucasian

Answer 7

the ian part means someone who is of(connected to, interested in), as in politician, historian, etc,, so as and cauca dont have any similarities,,,though its thought, american natives settled from asia, and since here in america, we are most all part native, maybe here is a connection,,,,,, i personally feel that most race /ethnicity issues will be old fashioned, in about 20 or 30 years, surely we have raised our childed not to care, to see that a white person may be kinda dark, darker then some black people, and maybe also we will teach our children to appeciate and learn about their heritage, and when they do , they most likely will find out that they are made of many colors

Answer 8

Caucasian is derived from the Caucas mountains.
Also, the "Indo-Europeans," or Aryans, are actually from the Indian subcontinent.

Answer 9

Your a real Caucasian if your a white Southerner. anyone else is just posturing. and is an impostor.Ha Ha har de Har

Answer 10

cacus , the mountain where they originate from

asians is probably just a suffixs for a type of peoples