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This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
The name is often thought to derive from the archaic French word bièvre meaning "beaver". However, there is no evidence of beavers having inhabited the area. Other suggested origins are a Celtic word for "mud", Latin bibere "to drink", and French bief, a word describing the man-made canals that carried water to mill wheels.
De la Rive, a surname and list of people; Joey Rive (July 8, 1963) American tennis player; Julie Rivé-King (1854-1937), American musician; Lyndon Rive, cofounder of Solar City and cousin of Elon Musk; Richard Rive (1931-1989), South African academic and writer; Robert Rive, 19th century photographer
Alexander Rives (1806–1885), American attorney, politician, judge and plantation owner; Alfred L. Rives (1830–1903), American engineer, son of William Cabell Rives; Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy (1863–1945), née Rives, American author of novels, poetry and plays
Susquehanna: Named after the Susquehannock Indians, whose name derives from an Algonquian word meaning "people at the falls", "roily water people", [23] or "muddy current". [24] Tennessee: Named for the Cherokee town of Tanasi, whose etymology is unknown. [25] Wabash: English spelling of French Ouabache, from Miami-Illinois waapaahšiiki, "it ...
The Rive Gauche is the southern part. Rive Gauche' (French pronunciation: [ʁiv ɡoʃ]; Left Bank) is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, whereas the northern bank (or Rive Droite) is to the right.
Robert Riviere (1808–1882), English bookbinder; Roger Rivière (1936–1976), French cyclist; Roger-Arnould Rivière (1930–1959), French poet; Romaine Rivière, birth name of Romaine-la-Prophétesse (1750-?), Haitian revolutionary; Sam Riviere (born 1981), English poet and publisher; Théonie Rivière Mignot (1819–1875), American restaurateur
Flamingos in the delta of the Po river, Italy. A river is a natural flow of freshwater that flows on or through land towards another body of water downhill. [1] This flow can be into a lake, an ocean, or another river. [1]