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Where does “hemibranch” come from?

hemibranch (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.

hemibranch (English): In fishes, either of the two rows of gill...

Definitions

  1. In fishes, either of the two rows of gill...

Ancestry of “hemibranch”, step by step

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—
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