Where does “rafe” come from?

rafe (Catalan) comes from English raphe, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

rafe (Catalan): raphe

Definitions

  1. raphe

Ancestry of “rafe”, step by step

rafe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English raphe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapheA ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or...
2Ancient Greekῥαφήseam, suture; stitching, sewing of a wound
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via Arabic رَفّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرَفّshelf, awning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →