Where does “ramuscule” come from?

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

ramuscule (English): A small ramus, or branch

Definitions

  1. A small ramus, or branch

Ancestry of “ramuscule”, step by step

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