Where does “rancho” come from?
rancho (Spanish) comes from Spanish rancharse, from Spanish arranchar, from French ranger, from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi — to set in order.
rancho (Spanish): ranch; shed, barn; grotty grub
Definitions
- ranch; shed, barn; grotty grub
Ancestry of “rancho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rancharse | Compound of the infinitive ranchar and the ... |
| 2 | Spanish | arranchar | to skirt; to get together |
| 3 | French | ranger | a ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,... |
| 4 | French | rang | A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A... |
| 5 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 6 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 7 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
Words derived from “rancho”