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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ῥαφή	seam, suture; stitching, sewing of a wound
2	Ancient Greek	-ή	suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
3	Ancient Greek	-ᾱ	nominal suffix
4	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂	—