Riptide etymology

English

English word riptide comes from English tide, English rip

Detailed word origin of riptide

Dictionary entry Language Definition
tide English (en) (chronology, obsolete, except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.. (mining) The period of twelve hours.. (obsolete) Violent confluence. (regional, archaic) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier (found in compounds).. (regional, archaic) A time.. A stream, current or flood.. Something which changes like the [...]
rip English (en) A wicker basket for fish. (colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag. [from 18th c.]. (colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel. [from 18th c.] (Australia) A strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.. (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or [...]
riptide English (en) A particularly strong tidal current. A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip tide used in this sense is a misnomer).

Words with the same origin as riptide

Descendants of rip

frog