Where does “river” come from?

river (Latin) comes from Latin rivo, from Proto-Italic reiwāō.

river (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “river”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrivoI lead or draw off; dative singular of rīvus;...
2Proto-Italicreiwāō—
Every word from Proto-Italic reiwāō →Every word from Latin rivo →