Where does “riverain” come from?
riverain (English) comes from French riverain, from French rivière, from Middle French riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā.
riverain (English): Of or pertaining to rivers or their surrounding...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to rivers or their surrounding...
Ancestry of “riverain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | riverain | riverside; amnicolist; resident |
| 2 | French | rivière | a river |
| 3 | Middle French | riviere | river |
| 4 | Old French | riviere | river |
| 5 | Latin | rīpāria | littoral, riverbank |
| 6 | Latin | rīpārius | that inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian |
| 7 | Latin | rīpa | bank (of a river) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | reipā | river bank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réyp-eh₂ | — |