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Where does “rimaille” come from?

rimaille (French) comes from French rimé, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rimaille (French): doggerel; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. doggerel; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “rimaille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrimépast participle of rimer; rhymed
2Old Frenchrimestory; tale; account
3Latinrhythmusrhythm
4Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
5Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “rimaille”

  • rimaille
  • rimailler
  • rimailleur
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