Etymology of the English word riff
the English word
riffderived from the English word
rifflederived from the English word
ripplederived from the English word
ripderived from the Latin word
ripderived from the Flemish word
rippenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reup-derived from the English word
ruffleDate
The earliest known usage of riff in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
