Etymology

latigo

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Today it means: A strap used to tighten a cinch. Full definition →

Spanish látigo ← Portuguese látego ← Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲
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The story

  1. Gothic · derived from*𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲
  2. Portuguese · derived fromlátego“whip”
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromlátigo“whip”
  4. English todaylatigo

From Spanish látigo (“whip”), from Catalan or Portuguese látego (“whip”), probably from Gothic *𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍄𐌿𐌲 (*laittug), cognate with Old English lāttēh.

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