deriva
/deˈɾiba/ · B2 · noun · f
drift
🌊⛵ deriva = de- (away) + riba (bank, shore): carried away from the shore
Spanish deriva comes from derivar, from Latin derivare, 'to divert a stream from its bank' (de- = away, rivus = stream). A boat adrift is carried away from its course, so a la deriva means drifting.