Where does “lasso” come from?

lasso (Dutch) comes from English lasso, from Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lasso (Dutch): lasso

Definitions

  1. lasso

Ancestry of “lasso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlassoA long rope with a sliding loop on one end,...
2Spanishlazobow; ribbon; lasso
3Vulgar Latinlaceum—
4Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
5Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →