Where does “rimate” come from?
rimate (Latin) comes from Latin rimatus, from Latin rīmor, from Latin rima, from Proto-Indo-European reyH-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European reyH- — to tear, cut.
rimate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of rīmātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of rīmātus
Ancestry of “rimate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | rimatus | probed, searched, explored |
| 2 | Latin | rīmor | — |
| 3 | Latin | rima | crack, fissure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH-meh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | reyH- | to tear, cut |