Word origin
[1830–40; ‹ NL ‹ Gk
rhêgma fracture, break, equiv. to
rhēg(
nýnai) to break, shatter +
-ma n. suffix of result
]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, isomerism, orientation, showcase, walkover