English
Robur
Robur comes from Latin robur ‘a kind of oak’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rouβosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErobur‘a kind of oak’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRobur
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁rewdʰ-‘red’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rouβosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErobur‘a kind of oak’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRobur
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’
red, ruby, rust, reddish, russel, rowan, ruddy, redness, rouse, rubric, roux, rubella, russet, rufous, roan, erythema, rud, ruddock, 34 more
through Latin robur ‘a kind of oak’
Today it means
name A male given name from Latin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- / Robur