English
ramus
Ramus comes from Latin rāmus ‘branch’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāmus‘branch’
- Englishtodayramus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāmus‘branch’
- Englishtodayramus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’
race, root, radical, eradicate, eradication, rote, wort, radish, radix, 27 more
through Latin rāmus ‘branch’
Today it means
noun A small spray or twig.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rāmus / ramus