English word river comes from Vulgar Latin *riparia, Vulgar Latin *rīpāria, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) riviere (River.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *riparia | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *rīpāria | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| riviere | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | River. |
| rivere | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| rivere | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| river | English (en) | (poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game. (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, ending at an ocean or in an inland sea.. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body. |