Etymology of the English word arrive
the English word
arrivederived from the Old French word
ariverderived from the Vulgar Latin word
arriparederived from the Late Latin word
ripa (bank)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of arrive in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
arrived,
arrivingCognates
French
arriver, German
arrivieren, Norwegian
arrivere, Provençal
aribarUsage
Word found in Modern English
