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Where does “ramentum” come from?

ramentum (Latin) comes from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

ramentum (Latin): shavings, splinters, chips; Second-declension...

Definitions

  1. shavings, splinters, chips; Second-declension...

Ancestry of “ramentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrādō—
2Proto-Italicrazdō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “ramentum”

  • ramentum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →