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Where does “ramusculus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ramusculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrāmus—
2Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →