Etymograph

English

remiform

Remiform comes from Latin remus ‘oar’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *rē(z)mos.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rē(z)mos1reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEremus2‘oar’
  3. Englishtodayremiform2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin remus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English remiform

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rē(z)mosWiktionary, Latin remusreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEremusWiktionary, English remiform‘oar’
  3. EnglishtodayremiformWiktionary, English remiform

Every English word from Proto-Italic *rē(z)mos

Today it means

adj Shaped like an oar or paddle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “remiform”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin remus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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