Etymology

rivulet

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Today it means: A small stream; a streamlet; a gill. Full definition →

Italian rivoletto ← Latin rīvulus
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  1. Latin · derived fromrīvulus
  2. Italian · derived fromrivoletto
  3. English todayrivulet

From Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo (“trickle, little stream”), diminutive of rivo (“stream, brook, creek”), ultimately from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus. By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -ule + -et.

Words from the same roots

Latinrīvulus all →

rivulose

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