Where does “Rio Arriba County” come from?

Rio Arriba County (English) comes from Spanish arriba, from Latin ripam — accusative singular of rīpa.

Ancestry of “Rio Arriba County”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharribaabove, over; up; uphill; upstream; upstairs; come...
2Latinripamaccusative singular of rīpa
Every word from Latin ripam →Every word from Spanish arriba →