Where does “roubalheira” come from?
roubalheira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese roubar, from Old Portuguese roubar, 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.
roubalheira (Portuguese): generalised thievery
Definitions
- generalised thievery
Ancestry of “roubalheira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | roubar | to steal; to rob; to cheat |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | roubar | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | raubo | I rob, plunder |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |