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Where does “bifamilie” come from?

bifamilie (Danish) comes from Danish familie, from German Familie, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

bifamilie (Danish): bee family; family of bees

Definitions

  1. bee family; family of bees

Ancestry of “bifamilie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfamiliefamily
2GermanFamiliefamily
3Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
4Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
5Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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