Where does “ram” come from?

ram (Friulian) comes from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

ram (Friulian): branch; copper

Definitions

  1. branch; copper

Ancestry of “ram”, step by step

ram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rāmus

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

via Vulgar Latin aramen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaramen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo- →Every word from Latin rāmus →