Etymograph

English

riviera

Riviera comes from Italian riviera ‘coast’, from Old French riviere ‘river’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- ‘to tear, tear down’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁reyp-‘to tear, tear down’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁réyp-eh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*reipā‘river bank’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErīpa‘bank (of a river)’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEriparius‘that inhabits the banks of rivers’
  6. Early Medieval Latinmodernrīpāria
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400riviere‘river’
  8. Italianc. 1300–presentriviera‘coast’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁reyp-‘to tear, tear down’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁réyp-eh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*reipā‘river bank’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErīpa‘bank (of a river)’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEriparius‘that inhabits the banks of rivers’
  6. Early Medieval Latinmodernrīpāria
  7. Old Frenchc. 842–1400riviere‘river’
  8. Italianc. 1300–presentriviera‘coast’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- ‘to tear, tear down’

rope, reap, taser, rife, rive, 4 more

through Latin rīpa ‘bank (of a river)’

arrive, ripe, 2 more

through Latin riparius ‘that inhabits the banks of rivers’

riparian, 1 more

through Early Medieval Latin rīpāria

river, 1 more

through Old French riviere ‘river’

rivière, 1 more

Today it means

noun Any coastal area popular with tourists.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- / riviera

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