Where does “Rameau” come from?

Rameau (French) comes from Old French ramel, from Vulgar Latin ramellus, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Rameau (French): small branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing)

Definitions

  1. small branch (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing)

Ancestry of “Rameau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchramelsmall branch
2Vulgar Latinramellus—
3Latinrāmus—
4Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “Rameau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo- →Every word from Latin rāmus →