Where does “zafarrancho” come from?
zafarrancho (Spanish) comes from Spanish rancho, from Spanish rancharse, from Spanish arranchar, from French ranger, from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
zafarrancho (Spanish): clearing the decks
Definitions
- clearing the decks
Ancestry of “zafarrancho”, step by step
zafarrancho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish rancho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | rancho | ranch; shed, barn; grotty grub |
| 2 | Spanish | rancharse | Compound of the infinitive ranchar and the ... |
| 3 | Spanish | arranchar | to skirt; to get together |
| 4 | French | ranger | a ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,... |
| 5 | French | rang | A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A... |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via Spanish zafar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | zafar | To loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen... |
| 2 | Italian | acciuffare | to grab by the hair |
| 3 | Italian | ciuffo | tuft; bunch |
| 4 | Middle High German | schopf | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scuft | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skuftą | a bundle, hair |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewp- | tuft, cluster, hair on the head |