Where does “regatta” come from?
regatta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian regatta, from Italian regattare, from Italian recatare.
regatta (Norwegian Nynorsk): a regatta
Ancestry of “regatta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | regatta | contention for mastery |
| 2 | Italian | regattare | compete, haggle, sell at retail |
| 3 | Italian | recatare | — |