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Where does “rimero” come from?

rimero (Spanish) comes from Spanish rima, from Old Occitan rima, from Old French rime, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

rimero (Spanish): pile; heap

Definitions

  1. pile; heap

Ancestry of “rimero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrimarhyme; consonance; poems, poetry
2Old Occitanrimarhyme; verse
3Old Frenchrimestory; tale; account
4Latinrhythmusrhythm
5Ancient Greekῥυθμόςa repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured...
6Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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