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

  1. third-person singular past historic of rimer

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrimerto rhyme
2Old Frenchrimerto recount a tale, especially by rhyming
3Vulgar Latinrimaresecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Frankish*rīman—
Every word from Frankish *rīman →Every word from Vulgar Latin rimare →Every word from Old French rimer →
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