Where does “lazo” come from?

lazo (Italian) comes from Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin laceum, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lazo (Italian): lariat, lasso

Definitions

  1. lariat, lasso

Ancestry of “lazo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlazobow; ribbon; lasso
2Vulgar Latinlaceum—
3Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
4Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceum →