English
reata
Reata comes from Spanish reata ‘rope, lasso’, from Latin aptō ‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’, and ultimately from apiō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEapiō‘to bind, fasten, join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaptō‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500atar
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreatardeverb.
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreata‘rope, lasso’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEapiō‘to bind, fasten, join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaptō‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500atar
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like)’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreatardeverb.
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreata‘rope, lasso’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994same form
Earliest quotation: 1994, Cormac McCarthy: “The riders overtook them laughing and circled the cart…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *apjō
through Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
couple, adaptation, coupling, adept, copulation, copulate, 14 more
through Latin aptō ‘to fasten, fit, apply, adjust’
Today it means
noun A lariat or lasso.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin apiō / reata