Where does “rafeu” come from?

rafeu (Romanian) comes from English raphe, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

rafeu (Romanian): raphe

Definitions

  1. raphe

Ancestry of “rafeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapheA ridge or seam on an organ, bodily tissue, or...
2Ancient Greekῥαφήseam, suture; stitching, sewing of a wound
3Ancient Greek-ήsuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ή →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →