Etymology Explorer › Late Latin

Where does “branca” come from?

branca (Late Latin) comes from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branca (Late Latin): footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw

Definitions

  1. footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw

Ancestry of “branca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishvranca—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—

Words derived from “branca”

  • branch
  • branched
  • unbranched
  • branchless
  • branchy
  • hyperbranched
  • interbranch
  • branchpoint
  • branchlet
  • subbranch
  • multibranched
  • branchlike
  • brancher
  • anabranch
  • debrancher
  • multibranch
  • pseudobranch
  • disbranch
  • hemibranch
  • branchwork
  • branchiness
  • nonbranched
  • brancheth
  • microbranch
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