Where does “biramous” come from?

biramous (English) comes from English ramous, from English ramose, from Latin ramosus, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

biramous (English): Branching in two, composed of two branches

Definitions

  1. Branching in two, composed of two branches

Ancestry of “biramous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramousAlternative form of ramose
2EnglishramoseHaving branches; branching
3Latinramosusbranching; Having many branches
4Latinrāmus—
5Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo- →Every word from Latin rāmus →