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
- The state of being rimose
Ancestry of “rimosity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rimose | Having a surface covered with cracks, fissures,... |
| 2 | Latin | rimosus | full of cracks, chinks, or fissures; cracked;... |
| 3 | Latin | rima | crack, fissure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH-meh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH- | to tear, cut |