Where does “larivyer” come from?

larivyer (Seychellois Creole) 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.

larivyer (Seychellois Creole): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “larivyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrivièrea river
2Middle Frenchriviereriver
3Old Frenchriviereriver
4Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
5Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
6Latinrīpabank (of a river)
7Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →