Tiber
/ˈtaɪ.bər/noun
The main river of central Italy, flowing through Rome.
Did you know?The Tiber’s name is so old that scholars generally treat it as pre-Latin, meaning Rome inherited the river’s name rather than giving it one.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
Tiber
“The river in central Italy that flows through Rome.”
Middle English
English
Tibre
“The river Tiber.”
Latin
Latin
Tiberis
“The Tiber River.”
Pre-Latin Antiquity
Unknown
Tiberis
“An inherited river name of uncertain origin, likely from an earlier Italic or pre-Indo-European substrate.”