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