Where does “روبرو” come from?
روبرو (Persian) comes from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha, from Proto-Germanic walhaz — wet, damp.
روبرو (Persian): face-to-face
Definitions
- face-to-face
Ancestry of “روبرو”, step by step
روبرو traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian به
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 2 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 3 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 4 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 5 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 6 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 7 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 9 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Persian رو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | رو | Colloquial Iranian form of را |
| 2 | Persian | روی | bronze; zinc; face |
| 3 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |