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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*h₁rebʰ-

2 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ-, most common first.

reefA chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.
ribAny of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.