rio

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • brook, stream, streamlet
  • in Venice A stretch of urban canal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rius, rīvus (small stream, brook, a small stream, stream) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃rih₂wós

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