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ramito

ramita

masc nom sg of ramita (pp)

1. finding pleasure (in); taking delight (in); making oneself happy (with); lit. delighted

Built from

• ram — root · delight, play
  Concrete sense of spreading out, branching; Sanskrit ramati "sports, dallies"; possibly related to Latin rāmus "branch" through the image of branching into enjoyment.
• ita — ending · past participle
  Marks a completed action as an adjective: one who has taken delight, hence presently in a state of delight.

Etymology. From √ram "to delight, play" (Sanskrit ramati, cognate with Latin rāmus "branch" in the sense of "spreading out, branching into pleasurable activity"; also compare English "roam"). The past participle -ita marks completed state.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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