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lasso

LASS-oh · noun

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Origin

Lasso comes from Spanish lazo, which traces back through Vulgar Latin *laceum to Latin laqueus, meaning a noose or snare.

Journey

The facts given don't describe a specific shift in meaning, only the path of borrowing from Latin into Vulgar Latin, then Spanish, then English.

Related words

Lasso is a doublet of lace, meaning both words descend from the same Latin root, laqueus, but arrived in English by different routes.

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