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Where does “ryver” come from?

ryver (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

ryver (Middle English): A river; A large flow, jet or emission of fluid;...

Definitions

  1. A river; A large flow, jet or emission of fluid;...

Ancestry of “ryver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanriviere—
2Latinrīpāria—
3Latinrīpārius—
4Latinrīpa—
5Proto-Italicreipā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “ryver”

  • river
  • River
  • riverbank
  • riverside
  • upriver
  • riverine
  • downriver
  • riverbed
  • riverfront
  • riverboat
  • Riverton
  • riverman
  • riverscape
  • riverward
  • midriver
  • riverwards
  • riverwalk
  • riverwater
  • riverlike
  • riverway
  • rivercraft
  • riverless
  • riverbend
  • rivery
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