Where does “rimaia” come from?

rimaia (Catalan) comes from French rimaye, from Franco-Provençal rimaye, from Latin rimari, from Latin rima, from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.

rimaia (Catalan): rimaye, randkluft

Definitions

  1. rimaye, randkluft

Ancestry of “rimaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrimayea crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier
2Franco-Provençalrimayesplit, glacier crevasse
3Latinrimaripresent active infinitive of rīmor; crack, split,...
4Latinrimacrack, fissure
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut
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