Where does “bifocality” come from?
bifocality (English) comes from English bifocal, from English bi-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
bifocality (English): The quality of being bifocal
Definitions
- The quality of being bifocal
Ancestry of “bifocality”, step by step
bifocality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bifocal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bifocal | Having two focal lengths; Divided into two parts,... |
| 2 | English | bi- | API; two, paired, both; half |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |