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

Definitions

  1. small branch

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