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Where does “ramon” come from?

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

ramon (French): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “ramon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraimbranch
2Latinrāmus—
3Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “ramon”

  • ramoneur
  • ramonage
  • ramoner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →