rivus

Latin

noun

Definitions

A small stream (of water); brook, stream, rivulet
An artificial watercourse; channel, conduit, canal.
A gutter.
(figuratively) A stream.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHwós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃riHwós

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rivaticum Latin
rivatim Latin
Rivera Spanish, Castilian
*h₃riHwós Proto-Indo-European
Pescoso Galician
riádego Galician
ribera Old Spanish
rian Ligurian