Where does “robo” come from?

robo (Spanish) comes from Spanish robar, 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.

robo (Spanish): robbery, theft

Definitions

  1. robbery, theft

Ancestry of “robo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrobarto rob; to steal; to draw
2Late LatinrauboI rob, plunder
3Proto-West Germanicraubōnto rob, to steal, to plunder
4Proto-Germanicraubōnąto rob, steal, plunder
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “robo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raubōną →
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