English
riata
Riata comes from Spanish reata ‘rope, lasso’, from reatar ‘to retie’, and ultimately from Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’.
- 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–presentreatar‘to retie’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreata‘rope, lasso’
- Englishearliest quotation 1920riata
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–presentreatar‘to retie’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentreata‘rope, lasso’
- Englishearliest quotation 1920riata
Earliest quotation: 1920, Peter B. Kyne: “You double-crossing devil,” the young man growled. “[…] Hereafter…”
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 / riata