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Where does “rimosity” come from?

rimosity (English) comes from English rimose, from Latin rimosus, from Latin rima, from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.

rimosity (English): The state of being rimose

Definitions

  1. The state of being rimose

Ancestry of “rimosity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrimoseHaving a surface covered with cracks, fissures,...
2Latinrimosusfull of cracks, chinks, or fissures; cracked;...
3Latinrimacrack, fissure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut
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