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 wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-Every word from Latin rāmus