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Where does “ribeira” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ribeira”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ribeira”

  • ribeira
  • beirar
  • beira
  • beiramar
  • beirarrúa
  • beiravía
  • beira
  • beira
  • ribera
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →