rivet

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɹɪvət/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian. The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a back-formation from almain rivet, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.

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