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Where does “retar” come from?

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

retar (Spanish): to defy, challenge; to dare; to call out

Definitions

  1. to defy, challenge; to dare; to call out

Ancestry of “retar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishreptar—
2Latinreputāre—

Words derived from “retar”

  • reto
Every word from Latin reputāre →