Where does “arãpã” come from?

arãpã (Aromanian) comes from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

arãpã (Aromanian): abyss, chasm, ravine, precipice, steep slope

Definitions

  1. abyss, chasm, ravine, precipice, steep slope

Ancestry of “arãpã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīpabank (of a river)
2Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →