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Portuguese word ribeiro comes from Proto-Indo-European *reyw-, and later Latin ripa (Bank (of a river). Shore (of the sea).).

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Ribeiro detailed word origin explanation

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*reyw-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
ripa	Latin (lat)	Bank (of a river). Shore (of the sea).
riparius	Latin (lat)	That inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian.
ribeiro	Portuguese (por)	A brook, creek or stream (small body of running water).