Etymology

riviera

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Today it means: Any coastal area popular with tourists. Full definition →

Italian riviera ← Old French riviere ← Early Medieval Latin rīpāria
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riviera · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reyp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁réyp-eh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*reipā
  4. Latinrīpa
  5. Latinrīpārius
  6. Early Medieval Latinrīpāria
  7. Old Frenchriviere
  8. Italianriviera
  9. English todayriviera

From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius. Doublet of river and rivière.

Riviera · proper noun, proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromriparius
  2. Old French · derived fromriviere
  3. Italian · borrowed fromriviera
  4. English todayRiviera

From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius.

Words from the same roots

Italianriviera all →

Mayan Riviera

Latinriparius all →

riverriparianriparious

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