Where does “ribeira” come from?

ribeira (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

Ancestry of “ribeira”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	ribeira	—
2	Latin	rīpāria	—
3	Latin	rīpārius	—
4	Latin	rīpa	—
5	Proto-Italic	reipā	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁réyp-eh₂	—

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