Where does “rancho” come from?
rancho (English) comes from Spanish rancho, from Spanish rancharse, from Spanish arranchar, from French ranger, from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
rancho (English): A simple hut, as of posts, covered with branches...
Definitions
- A simple hut, as of posts, covered with branches...
Ancestry of “rancho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | rancho | ranch; shed, barn; grotty grub |
| 2 | Spanish | rancharse | Compound of the infinitive ranchar and the ... |
| 3 | Spanish | arranchar | to skirt; to get together |
| 4 | French | ranger | a ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,... |
| 5 | French | rang | A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A... |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |