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Where does “bilaterally” come from?

Bilaterally comes from English bilateral, from Latin bis meaning twice, combined with Latin lateralis from latus meaning side, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.

bilaterally (English): In a bilateral manner

Definitions

  1. In a bilateral manner

Ancestry of “bilaterally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilateralHaving two sides; Involving both sides equally;...
2EnglishbiBisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk...
3EnglishbicepsAny muscle having two heads; Specifically, the...
4Latinbicepsdouble-headed, having two heads; having two...
5Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
6Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
7Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
8Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
9Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
10Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
11Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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