Where does “regatta” come from?

regatta (Finnish) comes from Italian regatta, from Italian regattare, from Italian recatare.

regatta (Finnish): regatta boat race

Definitions

  1. regatta boat race

Ancestry of “regatta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianregattacontention for mastery
2Italianregattarecompete, haggle, sell at retail
3Italianrecatare—
Every word from Italian recatare →Every word from Italian regattare →Every word from Italian regatta →