Etymology Explorer β€Ί Portuguese

Where does β€œroupeiro” come from?

roupeiro (Portuguese) comes from Galician roupa, from Old Portuguese roupa, 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.

roupeiro (Portuguese): a wardrobe for clothes; a person in charge of an...

Definitions

  1. a wardrobe for clothes; a person in charge of an...

Ancestry of β€œroupeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianroupaclothing, clothes; booty
2Old Portugueseroupaβ€”
3Gothicπ‚πŒ°πŒΏπ€πŒ°β€”
4Gothicπ‚πŒ°πŒΏπ€πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½to pick, pluck
5Proto-GermanicraupijanΔ…to pluck, rip, pull off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-β€”
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreupβ€”
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup β†’