Where does “binom” come from?
binom (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
binom (English): A compound word
Definitions
- A compound word
Ancestry of “binom”, step by step
binom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English nom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nom | Clipping of nomination; Clipping of nominator;... |
| 2 | English | num | Abbreviation of number; Abbreviation of numeral |
| 3 | English | number | An abstract entity used to describe quantity; A... |
| 4 | English | numb | Physically unable to feel, not having the power... |
| 5 | English | nim | To take or seize; To filch, steal; To walk with... |
| 6 | Middle English | nimen | to take |
| 7 | Old English | niman | to take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |