| 【riv-】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "riparius," and "ripa." It carries the basic meaning of "brook," and "river." from PIE *rei- "to run, flow" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "riv-"]
arrival ***[2790] When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
arrive ****[401] When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
river ****[584] A river is a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across the land.
[WORD ROOT]root riv
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ripar, riv, rive, river
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) riparius, ripa
[MEANING]root brook, river
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 riparius [from ripa] of a riverbank
- 【Latin】 ripa bank of a river, a bank; shore
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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arrival ★★★[2790] noun from arrive 〈 river
【DEFINITION】 When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
【pl.】 arrivals
【ANTONYM】 departure
【COMPOSITION】 arrive + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ar(ad); to, toward ⑵ riv; brook, river ⑶ al; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ad ripam》 to the shore
【DERIVATIVEs】 arrival, arrive, arriver
arrive ★★★★[401] verb from arrive 〈 river
【DEFINITION】 When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
【Declension/Conjugation】 arrived, arrived, arriving, arrives
【ANTONYM】 depart
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ar(ad); to, toward ⑵ rive(riv); brook, river
【Etymology】 《Latin ad ripam》 to the shore
【First Known Meaning】 reach land, reach the end of a journey by sea
【DERIVATIVEs】 arrival, arrive, arriver
river ★★★★[584] noun from river
【DEFINITION】 A river is a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across the land.
【pl.】 rivers
【ROOTs】 river(riv); brook, river
【Etymology】 《Latin ripa》 bank of a river, a bank; shore
【DERIVATIVEs】 riverine, riverless, riverlike, river
Other words containing "riv-"; corrival, riparian, riverside, upriver
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
ride, road
render
relat
regul
rect
real
ready
read
ratio, ration, rati-, rat-
rapt-, rap-
