Where does “ramism” come from?

ramism (Swedish) comes from Swedish Ramée, from Old French raim, from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

ramism (Swedish): Ramism, the philosophy of Pierre de la Ramée

Definitions

  1. Ramism, the philosophy of Pierre de la Ramée

Ancestry of “ramism”, step by step

ramism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Ramée

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishRamée
2Old Frenchraimbranch
3Latinrāmus
4Proto-Italic*wrād-mo-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via English ramus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishramusA small spray or twig; A branching, as of nerves...
2FrenchRamus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Italic *wrād-mo-Every word from Latin rāmus
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