Where does “rīpa” come from?

rīpa (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

rīpa (Latin): bank (of a river)

Definitions

  1. bank (of a river)

Ancestry of “rīpa”, step by step

rīpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic reipā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

via Proto-Indo-European rēy-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rīpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →