Etymograph

English

lasso

Lasso comes from Latin laqueus ‘noose’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *lakʷ- ‘to ensnare’.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakʷ-‘to ensnare’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaqueus‘noose’
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*laceumreconstructed
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentlazo
  5. Englishtodaylasso

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lakʷ-‘to ensnare’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaqueus‘noose’
  3. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*laceumreconstructed
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentlazo
  5. Englishtodaylasso

Linked words

through Latin laqueus ‘noose’

lash, interlace, 6 more

through Vulgar Latin *laceum

lace

Today it means

noun A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *lakʷ- / lasso

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