The story
- Latin · derived fromripa“river bank”
- English todayRipuarian
From Medieval Latin Ripuarius (perhaps from Latin ripa (“river bank”)) + -an.
Words from the same roots
Latinripa all →
riverriperivet
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ripuarian
Ri·pu·a·ri·anToday it means: Any of the Ripuarian tribal section of the Frank people (comprising several tribes), who after some migration inhabited this region, as opposed to the Salian branch. Full definition →
Latin ripa