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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.

Ancestry of “Rameau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchramelsmall branch
2Vulgar Latinramellus—
3Latinrāmus—
4Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →