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Where does “robar” come from?

robar (Spanish) comes 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.

robar (Spanish): to rob; to steal; to draw

Definitions

  1. to rob; to steal; to draw

Ancestry of “robar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
2Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
3Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “robar”

  • antirrobo
  • robaniños
  • robautos
  • robabancos
  • robo
  • robador
  • roba
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