Etymology

Robur

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Today it means: A male given name from Latin. Full definition →

French Robur ← Latin robur
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromrobur“a kind of oak; strength; hardness”
  2. French · borrowed fromRobur
  3. English todayRobur

From French Robur in Jules Verne's 1886 Robur-le-Conquérant, from Latin robur (“a kind of oak; strength; hardness”).

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