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Where does “rodeo” come from?

rodeo (English) comes from Spanish rodeo, from Spanish rodear, from Spanish -ear, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.

rodeo (English): A gathering of cattle to be branded; A North...

Definitions

  1. A gathering of cattle to be branded; A North...

Ancestry of “rodeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrodeorodeo; detour; roundabout
2Spanishrodearto round up; to surround; to go around
3Spanish-earforms verbs from adjectives, nouns and some...
4Latin-izāre—
5Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
6Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
8Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rodeo”

  • antirodeo
  • rodeo
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