Where does “branchaloris” come from?

branchaloris (English) comes from English branch, from Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branchaloris (English): A leafy branch fixed in front of a light to produce shadows in the shape of foliage

Definitions

  1. A leafy branch fixed in front of a light to produce shadows in the shape of foliage

Ancestry of “branchaloris”, step by step

branchaloris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English branch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbranchThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk...
2Middle Englishbranche—
3Old Frenchbranchebranch
4Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
5Gaulishvranca—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—

via English cucoloris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcucolorisA device for casting shadows or silhouettes to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →