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Where does “rimaye” come from?

rimaye (French) comes from Franco-Provençal rimaye, from Latin rimari, from Latin rima, from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.

rimaye (French): a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier

Definitions

  1. a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier

Ancestry of “rimaye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Franco-Provençalrimayesplit, glacier crevasse
2Latinrimaripresent active infinitive of rīmor; crack, split,...
3Latinrimacrack, fissure
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut

Words derived from “rimaye”

  • rimaye
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