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