Where does “riuúma” come from?

riuúma (Northern Tepehuan) comes from Spanish reuma, from Late 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.

riuúma (Northern Tepehuan): rheumatism

Definitions

  1. rheumatism

Ancestry of “riuúma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishreumarheumatism
2Late Latinrheumacatarrh, rheum; flow
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥέω