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Where does “ramex” come from?

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

ramex (English): A hernia, varicocele, or any scrotal tumor

Definitions

  1. A hernia, varicocele, or any scrotal tumor

Ancestry of “ramex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinramexThe blood vessels of the lungs; A rupture,...
2Latinrāmus—
3Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →