Where does “Ramist” come from?
Ramist (English) comes from English Rameau, from French Rameau, from Old French ramel, from Vulgar Latin ramellus, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
Ramist (English): A follower of Ramism
Definitions
- A follower of Ramism
Ancestry of “Ramist”, step by step
Ramist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rameau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rameau | Widely known as the surname of the French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) |
| 2 | French | Rameau | small branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing) |
| 3 | Old French | ramel | small branch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | ramellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | rāmus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wrād-mo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |