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 recatareEvery word from Italian regattareEvery word from Italian regatta