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Where does “rainure” come from?

rainure (French) comes from Old French roisner.

rainure (French): groove

Definitions

  1. groove

Ancestry of “rainure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroisner—

Words derived from “rainure”

  • ranura
  • raine
  • rainette
  • rainurer
  • rainurage
  • rainer
  • ranhura
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