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Where does “ramal” come from?

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

ramal (Spanish): exit; branch; branch line

Definitions

  1. exit; branch; branch line

Ancestry of “ramal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishramobouquet; bough; branch
2Old Spanishramobranch
3Latinrāmus—
4Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

Words derived from “ramal”

  • romal
  • ramalazo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →