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
- a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier
Ancestry of “rimaye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rimaye | a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier |
| 2 | Franco-Provençal | rimaye | split, glacier crevasse |
| 3 | Latin | rimari | present active infinitive of rīmor; crack, split,... |
| 4 | Latin | rima | crack, fissure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH-meh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH- | to tear, cut |