Where does “bilocular” come from?
bilocular (English) comes from French biloculaire, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bilocular (English): Having two chambers, cells or compartments
Definitions
- Having two chambers, cells or compartments
Ancestry of “bilocular”, step by step
bilocular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French biloculaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biloculaire | bilocular |
| 2 | French | bi- | bi |
| 3 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 4 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English locule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locule | A little hollow; a loculus |