Where does “regar” come from?

regar (Spanish) comes from Latin rigo, from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- — to reach, stretch out.

regar (Spanish): to irrigate; to water; to scatter

Definitions

  1. to irrigate; to water; to scatter

Ancestry of “regar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrigoto irrigate, to lead, convey or conduct (a liquid to a place)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreyǵ-to reach, stretch out

Words derived from “regar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- →Every word from Latin rigo →