Where does “rubaĵo” come from?

rubaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rubo, from English rubbish, from Middle English rǒbǒus — rubbish.

rubaĵo (Esperanto): junk, garbage, rubbish

Definitions

  1. junk, garbage, rubbish

Ancestry of “rubaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoruborubble, debris, detritus; rubbish, trash, waste
2EnglishrubbishRefuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash; An item, or...
3Middle Englishrǒbǒusrubbish
Every word from Middle English rǒbǒus →Every word from English rubbish →Every word from Esperanto rubo →
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