Where does “rima” come from?
rima (French) comes from French rimer, from Old French rimer, from Vulgar Latin rimare, from Frankish *rīman.
rima (French): third-person singular past historic of rimer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of rimer
Ancestry of “rima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rimer | to rhyme |
| 2 | Old French | rimer | to recount a tale, especially by rhyming |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | rimare | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Frankish | *rīman | — |