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Where does “rameous” come from?

rameous (English) comes from Latin rameus, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rameous (English): ramal; relating to a branch or branching

Definitions

  1. ramal; relating to a branch or branching

Ancestry of “rameous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrameus—
2Latinrāmus—
3Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →