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Where does “reata” come from?

reata (Spanish) comes from Spanish reatar, from Spanish re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

reata (Spanish): rope, lasso; single file; penis

Definitions

  1. rope, lasso; single file; penis

Ancestry of “reata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishreatarto retie; to tie tightly
2Spanishre-again; backwards; opposition
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “reata”

  • riata
  • reata
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