Where does “rubi” come from?
rubi (Italian) comes 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.
rubi (Italian): second-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “rubi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | rubare | to steal |
| 2 | Late Latin | raubo | I rob, plunder |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |