Where does “ribera” come from?

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

ribera (Kabuverdianu): river; stream

Definitions

  1. river; stream

Ancestry of “ribera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseribeirabank; watering, irrigation; stream, rivulet
2Old Portugueseribeira—
3Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
4Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
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 →