Where does “rubacchiatore” come from?

rubacchiatore (Italian) comes from Italian rubacchiare, from Italian rubare, from Late Latin raubo, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rubacchiatore (Italian): pilferer

Definitions

  1. pilferer

Ancestry of “rubacchiatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianrubacchiareTo pilfer
2Italianrubareto steal
3Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
4Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
5Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic raubōną