Where does “roba” come from?

roba (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin rauba, from Proto-Germanic raubaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

roba (Italian): things, stuff; goods, property, belongings;...

Definitions

  1. things, stuff; goods, property, belongings;...

Ancestry of “roba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrauba—
2Proto-Germanicraubazrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “roba”

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