Where does “rimaye” come from?

rimaye (English) 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.

rimaye (English): a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier

Definitions

  1. a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier

Ancestry of “rimaye”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂ →Every word from Latin rima →
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