Where does “bigamies” come from?
bigamies (English) comes from English bigamy, from Middle English bigamie, from Anglo-Norman bigamie, from Late Latin bigamia, from Latin bigamus, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bigamies (English): plural of bigamy
Ancestry of “bigamies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bigamy | The state of having two spouses simultaneously;... |
| 2 | Middle English | bigamie | having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | bigamie | bigamy |
| 4 | Late Latin | bigamia | — |
| 5 | Latin | bigamus | bigamous; twice married |
| 6 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 7 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |