Where does “rivieră” come from?

rivieră (Romanian) comes from French rivière, from Middle French riviere, from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

rivieră (Romanian): riviera

Definitions

riviera

Ancestry of “rivieră”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	rivière	a river
2	Middle French	riviere	river
3	Old French	riviere	river
4	Latin	rīpāria	littoral, riverbank
5	Latin	rīpārius	that inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
6	Latin	rīpa	bank (of a river)
7	Proto-Italic	reipā	river bank
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁réyp-eh₂	—

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