Where does “bifurcous” come from?

bifurcous (English) comes from Latin bifurcus, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

bifurcous (English): bifurcate

Definitions

  1. bifurcate

Ancestry of “bifurcous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbifurcustwo-pronged
2Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
3Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bifurcus →