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Where does “rivet” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rivet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchriverto fetter
2Old Frenchriverim, edge
3Latinrīpa—
4Proto-Italicreipā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “rivet”

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