Where does “roba” come from?
roba (French) comes from French rober, from French robe, from Old French robe, from Frankish rouba, from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.
roba (French): third-person singular past historic of rober
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of rober
Ancestry of “roba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rober | to wrap a cigar in a sheet of tobacco |
| 2 | French | robe | dress, frock; fur, coat; wine's colour |
| 3 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |