Where does “regatta” come from?

Regatta comes from Italian regatta, derived from Italian regattare, which comes from Italian recatare.

regatta (English): A series of boat races, or sometimes a single...

Definitions

  1. A series of boat races, or sometimes a single...

Ancestry of “regatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregattacontention for mastery
2Italianregattarecompete, haggle, sell at retail
3Italianrecatare—

Words derived from “regatta”

Every word from Italian recatare →Every word from Italian regattare →Every word from Italian regatta →