Where does “arroba” come from?

arroba (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish arroua, from Arabic اَلرُّبْع.

arroba (Spanish): An ancient unit of measure of weight or volume,...

Definitions

  1. An ancient unit of measure of weight or volume,...

Ancestry of “arroba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharrouaarroba
2Arabicاَلرُّبْع—

Words derived from “arroba”

Every word from Arabic اَلرُّبْع →Every word from Old Spanish arroua →