Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “ramasser” come from?

ramasser (French) comes from French amasser, from Old French amasser — to collect up; to get together.

ramasser (French): to pick up; to collect, gather; to huddle up, to...

Definitions

  1. to pick up; to collect, gather; to huddle up, to...

Ancestry of “ramasser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamasserto amass; to gather up
2Old Frenchamasserto collect up; to get together

Words derived from “ramasser”

  • ramasseur
  • ramassage
  • ramasse
  • ramassette
Every word from Old French amasser →