Where does “rima” come from?

rima (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.

rima (Latin): crack, fissure

Definitions

  1. crack, fissure

Ancestry of “rima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut

Words derived from “rima

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyH-
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