Where does “riviéthe” come from?

riviéthe (Norman) comes from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

riviéthe (Norman): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “riviéthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchriviereriver
2Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
3Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
4Latinrīpabank (of a river)
5Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →