Where does “rubare” come from?

rubare (Italian) comes 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.

rubare (Italian): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “rubare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
2Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
3Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rubare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubōną →