Where does “lasso” come from?

lasso (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lasso, from Latin lassus, from Proto-Indo-European led- — slow; weary.

lasso (Portuguese): weary; very tired; exhausted; degenerate;...

Definitions

  1. weary; very tired; exhausted; degenerate;...

Ancestry of “lasso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselasso—
2Latinlassusweary, faint, tired; exhausted, used up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanled-slow; weary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European led- →Every word from Latin lassus →Every word from Old Portuguese lasso →