Etymology

riverside

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Today it means: A bank or side of a river. Full definition →

English side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde
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riverside · noun, adjective1

  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. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  11. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  13. Old Englishsīde
  14. Middle Englishside
  15. Englishside
  16. English todayriverside

From river + side.

Riverside · proper noun2

From river + side, see riverside.

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