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Where does the word "regatta" come from? It comes from Venetian Italian regatta, and was adopted directly into English (1600s-1700s).
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Where does the word "regatta" come from? It comes from Venetian Italian regatta, and was adopted directly into English (1600s-1700s).
Regatta’s story begins in Venetian Italian: regatta meant “a boat race.” The traditional boat races held in Venice's canals. It reached English by 1600s-1700s as regatta. Venice's historic Regata Storica is held on the Grand Canal each September. Today, regatta means an organized series of boat races.
- Stage 1 · Venetian Italian · medieval regatta "a boat race", the traditional boat races held in Venice's canals.
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s-1700s regatta "an organized boat race", Venice's historic Regata Storica is held on the Grand Canal each September.