Etymology Explorer β€Ί Spanish

Where does β€œropero” come from?

ropero (Spanish) comes from Spanish ropa, 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.

ropero (Spanish): clothes; clothing; closet; wardrobe

Definitions

  1. clothes; clothing; closet; wardrobe

Ancestry of β€œropero”, step by step

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