Where does “riviere” come from?

riviere (Middle High German) comes from Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

riviere (Middle High German): undeveloped area; hunting ground; river

Definitions

  1. undeveloped area; hunting ground; river

Ancestry of “riviere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchriviereriver; riverside used for hunting birds
2Old Frenchriviereriver
3Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
4Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
5Latinrīpabank (of a river)
6Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “riviere”

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