Where does “reme” come from?

reme (Middle English) comes from Old French raime, from Catalan raima, from Andalusian Arabic رَزْمَة, from Arabic رِزْمَة — bundle; package.

reme (Middle English): cream, ream; A ream; a stack of paper; oar

Definitions

  1. cream, ream; A ream; a stack of paper; oar

Ancestry of “reme”, step by step

reme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French raime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraime—
2Catalanraimaream measure of paper
3Andalusian Arabicرَزْمَة—
4Arabicرِزْمَةbundle; package

via Old English rēam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrēamcream
2Proto-West Germanic*raumfilm, skin
3Proto-Germanicraumazskin; film; cream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

via Latin rēmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēmus—

Words derived from “reme”

Every word from Arabic رِزْمَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic رَزْمَة →Every word from Catalan raima →