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Where does “uniramous” come from?

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

uniramous (English): Composed of only one branch

Definitions

  1. Composed of only one branch

Ancestry of “uniramous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramousAlternative form of ramose
2EnglishramoseHaving branches; branching
3Latinramosusbranching; Having many branches
4Latinrāmus—
5Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →