Where does “rama” come from?

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

rama (Sicilian): branch woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing

Definitions

  1. branch woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing

Ancestry of “rama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrama
2Latinrāmus
3Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-Every word from Latin rāmus
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