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Where does “rimosus” come from?

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

rimosus (Latin): full of cracks, chinks, or fissures; cracked;...

Definitions

  1. full of cracks, chinks, or fissures; cracked;...

Ancestry of “rimosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrimacrack, fissure
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-meh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanreyH-to tear, cut

Words derived from “rimosus”

  • rimose
  • rimosity
  • rimosely
  • rimose
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