Ramulus
/ˈræmjʊləs/noun
A small branch or twig.
Did you know?Latin *ramulus* is a diminutive of *ramus* (“branch”), and that same ancient root also fed English words like *ramify* and *ramification*, both built around the image of things splitting like tree limbs.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reb-
“to bend, to be crooked or curved”
Latin
Latin
ramus
“branch, bough”
Latin
Latin
ramulus
“little branch, twig”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
ramulus
“small branch; twig”
Modern English
English
ramulus
“a small branch or twig, especially in botanical usage”
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