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Where does “arrova” come from?
arrova (Old Portuguese) comes from Arabic ربع, from Arabic رُبْع — fourth; quarter.
Ancestry of “arrova”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
ربع
one fourth, one quarter; quarter
2
Arabic
رُبْع
fourth; quarter
Words derived from “arrova”
arroba
arroba
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