Where does “ribeiro” come from?

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

ribeiro (Portuguese): a brook, creek or stream

Definitions

  1. a brook, creek or stream

Ancestry of “ribeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
2Latinrīpabank (of a river)
3Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “ribeiro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →