ramus

ramus · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*wréh₂ds
2. Proto-Indo-European*wr(e)h₂dmos
3. Proto-Italic*wrādmos?
4. Latinrāmus
5. English todayramus

Borrowed from Latin rāmus (“branch”).

Ramus · proper noun²

1. Middle French · derived fromde La Ramée
2. New Latin · borrowed fromRamus
3. English todayRamus

Borrowed from New Latin Ramus, from Middle French de La Ramée.

Ramus · proper noun³

1. Dutch · borrowed fromRamus
2. Old French · derived fromramu“branch”
3. French · borrowed fromRamus
4. English todayRamus

Two main origins: * Borrowed from French Ramus, from Old French ramu (“branch”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a wooded place. * Borrowed from Dutch Ramus, from a personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *hrabnaz (“raven”) and *waldą (“might, power, force”).

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