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Where does “ramel” come from?

ramel (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin ramellus, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

ramel (Old French): small branch

Definitions

  1. small branch

Ancestry of “ramel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinramellus—
2Latinrāmus—
3Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “ramel”

  • rameau
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →