riches

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Money, goods, wealth, treasure.
  2. (figuratively, plural, plural-only) An abundance of anything desirable.

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *rīki (“rich”) from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich.

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