Ramose
/ˈræmoʊs/noun
Having many branches or branch-like parts.
Did you know?Ramose comes from Latin ramosus, built from ramus, “branch,” the same ancient root behind words tied to branching, dividing, and spreading out in nature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reb-
“to bend, curve; a branching or forked shape”
Latin
Latin
ramus
“a branch, bough, or limb”
Classical Latin
Latin
ramosus
“full of branches; branchy”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
ramosus
“branching, divided into branches”
16th Century
English
ramose
“having many branches or branch-like divisions”
Modern English
English
ramose
“branching or richly divided like a tree”
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