Where does “regata” come from?

regata (Malay) comes from English regatta, from Italian regatta, from Italian regattare, from Italian recatare.

regata (Malay): A regatta

Definitions

  1. A regatta

Ancestry of “regata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishregattaA series of boat races, or sometimes a single...
2Italianregattacontention for mastery
3Italianregattarecompete, haggle, sell at retail
4Italianrecatare
Every word from Italian recatareEvery word from Italian regattareEvery word from Italian regatta