Where does “arriba” come from?
arriba (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.
arriba (Portuguese): up; cliff; come on!
Ancestry of “arriba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | arriba | — |
| 2 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |