Where does “arobe” come from?

arobe (French) comes from Spanish arroba, from Old Spanish arroua, from Arabic اَلرُّبْع.

arobe (French): at sign

Definitions

  1. at sign

Ancestry of “arobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanisharrobaAn ancient unit of measure of weight or volume,...
2Old Spanisharrouaarroba
3Arabicاَلرُّبْع—
Every word from Arabic اَلرُّبْع →Every word from Old Spanish arroua →Every word from Spanish arroba →