Where does “rimaye” come from?
rimaye (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin rimari, from Latin rima, from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.
rimaye (Franco-Provençal): split, glacier crevasse
Ancestry of “rimaye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rimari | present active infinitive of rīmor; crack, split,... |
| 2 | Latin | rima | crack, fissure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH-meh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH- | to tear, cut |
Words derived from “rimaye”