Where does “rameira” come from?

rameira (Portuguese) comes from Spanish ramera, from Spanish rama, from Spanish ramo, from Old Spanish ramo, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

rameira (Portuguese): whore; hooker; prostitute

Definitions

whore; hooker; prostitute

Ancestry of “rameira”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	ramera	harlot; prostitute
2	Spanish	rama	branch; offshoot
3	Spanish	ramo	bouquet; bough; branch
4	Old Spanish	ramo	branch
5	Latin	rāmus	—
6	Proto-Italic	*wrād-mo-	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	wréh₂ds	root

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo- →Every word from Latin rāmus →