Etymology

riverbank

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Today it means: A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side. Full definition →

English bank ← Middle English ryver ← Anglo-Norman riviere
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁réyp-eh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*reipā
  4. Latinrīpa
  5. Latinrīpārius
  6. Early Medieval Latinrīpāria
  7. Anglo-Normanriviere
  8. Middle Englishryver
  9. Englishriver
  10. Englishbank
  11. English todayriverbank

From river + bank.

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