Where does “bice” come from?
bice (English) comes from French bis, from French bise, from French biser, from French baiser, from Middle French baiser, from Old French baisier, from Latin bāsiō, from Latin -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
bice (English): A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native...
Definitions
- A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native...
Ancestry of “bice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bis | plural of bi; beige; brown |
| 2 | French | bise | north wind; northeasterly; kiss; feminine... |
| 3 | French | biser | to kiss |
| 4 | French | baiser | kiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw |
| 5 | Middle French | baiser | to kiss; a kiss |
| 6 | Old French | baisier | to kiss; a kiss |
| 7 | Latin | bāsiō | to kiss |
| 8 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |