Comments on: What does “riparian” mean? https://www.publicationcoach.com/riparian/ & Gray-Grant Communications Wed, 06 Jan 2016 19:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Daphne Gray-Grant https://www.publicationcoach.com/riparian/#comment-6904 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 19:44:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=14255#comment-6904 In reply to Josie.

Hmm, that is thought to be of Germanic origin, rippe, meaning “to tear, rip” or else from Scandinavian (Swedish repp or Danish rippe). The reference to rough seas is thought to date back to 1775; the application to rivers is from 1828.

]]> By: Josie https://www.publicationcoach.com/riparian/#comment-6900 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:16:00 +0000 http://pubcoach2018.wpengine.com/?p=14255#comment-6900 Could this also be related to the rip in rip tide?

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