Where does “riv” come from?

riv (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic rriβ̃, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

riv (Cornish): number

Definitions

  1. number

Ancestry of “riv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicrriβ̃number
2Proto-Celticrīmānumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “riv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →