Etymology

robustify

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Today it means: To make robust, especially (software, statistics) to make more tolerant of unexpected events. Full definition →

Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English robust
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Italic*rouðosder.?
  4. Latinrōbus
  5. Latinrōbustu
  6. Englishrobust
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Italic*θakos
  9. English todayrobustify

From robust + -ify.

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