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
- In a bilateral manner
Ancestry of “bilaterally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bilateral | Having two sides; Involving both sides equally;... |
| 2 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 3 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 4 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |