Where does “rance” come from?

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

rance (English): A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is...

Definitions

  1. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is...

Ancestry of “rance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchranche—
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 →