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Where does “rafe” come from?

rafe (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ῥαφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

rafe (Italian): suture; raphe

Definitions

  1. suture; raphe

Ancestry of “rafe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥαφήseam, suture; stitching, sewing of a wound
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →