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Where does “rive” come from?

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

rive (Old French): rim, edge

Definitions

  1. rim, edge

Ancestry of “rive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīpa—
2Proto-Italicreipā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “rive”

  • rivet
  • riveter
  • unrivet
  • rivetless
  • rivethead
  • almain-rivet
  • rivetable
  • rivetlike
  • rivet
  • river
  • rivage
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