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Where does “ramentum” come from?

ramentum (English) comes from Latin ramentum, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

ramentum (English): One of the thin brownish chaffy scales upon the...

Definitions

  1. One of the thin brownish chaffy scales upon the...

Ancestry of “ramentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinramentumshavings, splinters, chips; Second-declension...
2Latinrādō—
3Proto-Italicrazdō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →