Where does “reto” come from?

reto (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish reto, from Spanish retar, from Old Spanish reptar, from Latin reputāre.

reto (Papiamentu): challenge

Definitions

  1. challenge

Ancestry of “reto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishretochallenge; dare
2Spanishretarto defy, challenge; to dare; to call out
3Old Spanishreptarto challenge, defy
4Latinreputāre—
Every word from Latin reputāre →Every word from Old Spanish reptar →Every word from Spanish retar →