Where does “derubare” come from?
derubare (Italian) comes from French dérober, from Middle French desrober, from Old French desrober, from Old French rober, from Latin raubāre, from Frankish raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
derubare (Italian): to rob; to steal
Ancestry of “derubare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dérober | to conceal, screen, shield; to steal; to turn... |
| 2 | Middle French | desrober | to loot; to plunder; to steal |
| 3 | Old French | desrober | — |
| 4 | Old French | rober | to rob; to steal |
| 5 | Latin | raubāre | — |
| 6 | Frankish | raubōn | to rob, plunder; to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |