Where does “reume” come from?

reume (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman reume, from Latin rheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

reume (Middle English): Alternative form of rewme

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rewme

Ancestry of “reume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanreumemucus
2Latinrheumacatarrh, rheum
3Ancient Greekῥεῦμαstream, flow, current
4Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “reume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω →
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