Where does “リブビット” come from?

リブビット (Japanese) comes from English rivet, from Old French rivet, from Old French river, from Old French rive, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

リブビット (Japanese): rivet

Definitions

  1. rivet

Ancestry of “リブビット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrivetA cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches...
2Old Frenchrivet—
3Old Frenchriverto fetter
4Old Frenchriverim, edge
5Latinrīpabank (of a river)
6Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →