Etymograph

English

Vuelta a España

Vuelta a España comes from Spanish Vuelta a España.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentVuelta a Españaliterally ‘Tour of Spain’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentVuelta a Españaliterally ‘Tour of Spain’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Borrowed from Spanish Vuelta a España (literally “Tour of Spain”).

Today it means

name An annual long-distance cycling race in Spain.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Spanish Vuelta a España / Vuelta a España