Where does “riba” come from?

riba (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan riba, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

riba (Occitan): shore, bank

Definitions

  1. shore, bank

Ancestry of “riba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanriba—
2Latinrīpabank (of a river)
3Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →