ramify

The story

1. Latin · derived fromrāmus“a branch”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromramificō“to branch, ramify”
3. Middle French · borrowed fromramifier
4. English todayramify

Borrowed from Middle French ramifier, from Medieval Latin ramificō (“to branch, ramify”), from Latin rāmus (“a branch”) + -ficō (causative suffix).

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