Where does “rivet” come from?

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

rivet (Latin): third-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “rivet”, step by step

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