ribera
See also: Ribera
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from rīpa (“river bank”). Compare Occitan ribièra, Spanish ribera, French rivière.
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Compare Portuguese ribeira, Catalan ribera, French rivière.
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