English
rance
Rance comes from Old French ranche, from Latin ramex ‘the blood vessels of the lungs’, and ultimately from rāmus ‘branch’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāmus‘branch’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEramex‘the blood vessels of the lungs’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ranche
- Englishtodayrance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāmus‘branch’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEramex‘the blood vessels of the lungs’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ranche
- Englishtodayrance
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds ‘root’
root, race, radical, eradicate, eradication, rote, wort, radish, radix, 27 more
through Latin rāmus ‘branch’
Today it means
noun A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin rāmus / rance