Riparian
/rɪˈpɛəriən/noun
Relating to or situated on the banks of a river or other watercourse.
Did you know?The English word “arrive” ultimately passed through Old French arriver, from Latin arripare—literally, “to come to the bank or shore.”
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
rīpa
“Bank or shore, especially the bank of a river”
Late Latin
Latin
rīpārius
“Of or belonging to a riverbank”
Medieval Latin
Latin
riparianus
“Relating to a riverbank”
19th Century
English
riparian
“Relating to the bank of a river or watercourse”
Modern English
English
riparian
“Situated on or associated with the banks of a river or stream”