Etymology Explorer β€Ί Old Portuguese

Where does β€œroupa” come from?

roupa (Old Portuguese) comes from Gothic π‚πŒ°πŒΏπ€πŒ°, from Gothic π‚πŒ°πŒΏπ€πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic raupijanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

Ancestry of β€œroupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ‚πŒ°πŒΏπ€πŒ°β€”
2Gothicπ‚πŒ°πŒΏπ€πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½to pick, pluck
3Proto-GermanicraupijanΔ…to pluck, rip, pull off
4Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-β€”
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreupβ€”

Words derived from β€œroupa”

  • roupa
  • roupeiro
  • roupa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup β†’