Where does “derrubar” come from?

derrubar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese derrobar, from Latin dērūpō, from Latin rūpēs — cliff, rock.

derrubar (Portuguese): to overthrow, overturn; to fell, knock down; to...

Definitions

  1. to overthrow, overturn; to fell, knock down; to...

Ancestry of “derrubar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesederrobar—
2Latindērūpō—
3Latinrūpēscliff, rock

Words derived from “derrubar”

Every word from Latin rūpēs →Every word from Latin dērūpō →Every word from Old Portuguese derrobar →