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Where does “rio” come from?

rio (Italian) comes from Latin reus, from Proto-Italic reiwos.

rio (Italian): brook, stream, streamlet; A stretch of urban...

Definitions

  1. brook, stream, streamlet; A stretch of urban...

Ancestry of “rio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreusguilty; defendant, accused; plaintiff
2Proto-Italicreiwos—

Words derived from “rio”

  • rie
  • ri
  • ria
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