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Where does “ramous” come from?

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

ramous (English): Alternative form of ramose

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ramose

Ancestry of “ramous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramoseHaving branches; branching
2Latinramosusbranching; Having many branches
3Latinrāmus—
4Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “ramous”

  • biramous
  • uniramous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →