Remy traces to the Latin Remigius, likely built on remigare, to row, though popular use has long linked the name loosely to remedium, remedy, giving it an added association with healing. Between the two threads runs a sense of steady, effortful care -- work done to move something forward or to mend it.
The swift and various motions of the Planets are to be considered, as also their slowness, because when they vary, the accidents of the Aspects do alter. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)