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remus

Pronunciation: [ˈreː.mʊs]

“remus” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. oar

In Latin

  1. Instrumentum, quo naves aguntur.

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *rē(z)mos, from a Proto-Indo-European root *h₁reh₁- shared with Ancient Greek ἐρετμός (eretmós, “oar”), ἐρέτης (erétēs, “rower”), τριήρης (triḗrēs, “trireme”), and possibly English oar.

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