Where does “bicast” come from?

bicast (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

bicast (English): Being a less durable form of leather made with a...

Definitions

  1. Being a less durable form of leather made with a...

Ancestry of “bicast”, step by step

bicast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiBisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk...
2EnglishbicepsAny muscle having two heads; Specifically, the...
3Latinbicepsdouble-headed, having two heads; having two...
4Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
5Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via English cast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcastTo throw; To throw forward into the sea; To...
2Middle Englishcastento throw, cast
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον
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