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Where does “branche” come from?

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

branche (Old French): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “branche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
2Gaulishvranca—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—

Words derived from “branche”

  • 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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