rienda

Spanish

noun

Definitions

rein strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit and used to control an animal, especially a horse

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *retina, retineō (retain, hold back, keep hold back).

Origin

Latin

retineō

Gloss

retain, hold back, keep hold back

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*retina Latin
*retino, *retinīre Latin
retentio Latin
retineo Latin
retineō Latin
redine Italian
retenir French
rêne French
*ten- Proto-Indo-European
rédea Portuguese
resne Old French
reyne Old French
regna Catalan, Valencian
renda Galician
redẽa Old Portuguese
rèdine Friulian
regna Old Occitan