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Where does “riviere” come from?

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

riviere (Old French): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “riviere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīpāria—
2Latinrīpārius—
3Latinrīpa—
4Proto-Italicreipā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “riviere”

  • river
  • River
  • riverbank
  • Riviera
  • riverside
  • upriver
  • riverine
  • downriver
  • riverbed
  • riverfront
  • riverboat
  • Riverton
  • rivière
  • riverman
  • riverscape
  • riverward
  • riverain
  • midriver
  • riverwards
  • riverwalk
  • riverwater
  • riverlike
  • riverway
  • rivercraft
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