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Where does “riban” come from?

riban (Middle English) comes from Old French riban.

riban (Middle English): ribbon

Definitions

  1. ribbon

Ancestry of “riban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchriban—

Words derived from “riban”

  • ribbon
  • ribbonlike
  • Ribbonism
  • ribbony
  • Ribbonman
  • nanoribbon
  • ribbonless
  • ribbonfish
  • ribbonite
  • ribbongrass
  • ribbonry
  • ribbonwood
  • beribbon
  • microribbon
  • ribbons
  • リボン
  • 리본
  • రిబ్బను
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