Where does “ribetear” come from?

ribetear (Spanish) comes from Spanish ribete, from French rivet, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

ribetear (Spanish): to border, edge

Definitions

  1. to border, edge

Ancestry of “ribetear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishribeteedging, rim, trim
2Frenchrivetrivet mechanical fastener
3Latinrīpabank (of a river)
4Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →