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Where does “Ribeiro” come from?

Ribeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ribeiro, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

Ancestry of “Ribeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseribeiroa brook, creek or stream
2Latinrīpārius—
3Latinrīpa—
4Proto-Italicreipā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “Ribeiro”

  • Ribeiro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →