noun · masculine
rāmuscellum
*rāmuscellum m
Meaning
- Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionlittle branch
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | /ramosˈcɛllos/ | /ramosˈcɛlli/ |
Origins
From Late Latin rāmusculum m (“little branch”) + -lum (diminutive ending), hence a double-diminutive like *arbuscellum or *rīvuscellum.
Italo-Romance
- Italianramoscello
Gallo-Romance.
- Middle Frenchrainseaufrom Old French rainsel
- Middle Frenchrinseaufrom Old French rainsel
- Middle Frenchrinceaufrom Old French rainsel
- Walloonrinhêfrom Old French rainsel
- Walloonrèhêfrom Old French rainsel