Where does “arriba” come from?

arriba (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

Ancestry of “arriba”, step by step

arriba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

via Latin ripa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinripabank; shore
2Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “arriba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Italic ad →Every word from Latin ad →