Where does “robaautos” come from?
robaautos (Spanish) comes from Spanish auto, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
robaautos (Spanish): car thief
Definitions
- car thief
Ancestry of “robaautos”, step by step
robaautos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | auto | car, automobile; order, writ, resolution |
| 2 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 3 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Spanish robar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | robar | to rob; to steal; to draw |
| 2 | Late Latin | raubo | I rob, plunder |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |