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
3Latinrīpabank (of a river)
4Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “rivet”

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