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Where does “rame” come from?

rame (French) comes from French ramer, from Middle French ramer, from Old French ramer, from Old French raim, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rame (French): oar, paddle; ream; train; "now especially" refers...

Definitions

  1. oar, paddle; ream; train; "now especially" refers...

Ancestry of “rame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchramerto row
2Middle Frenchramer—
3Old Frenchramer—
4Old Frenchraimbranch
5Latinrāmus—
6Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “rame”

  • ramed
  • ramberge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →