English
Ramus
Ramus comes from New Latin Ramus, and goes back to Middle French de La Ramée.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600de La Ramée
- New LatinmodernRamus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600de La Ramée
- New LatinmodernRamus
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle French de La Ramée
Another origin of Ramus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ramu‘branch’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRamus
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name Petrus Ramus (1515–1572), French humanist, logician, and educational reformer, originally named Pierre de la Ramée.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French de La Ramée / Ramus