Where does “bipedicular” come from?
bipedicular (English) comes from English pedicular, from French pédiculaire, from Latin pedicularis, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bipedicular (English): Of or pertaining to two pedicles
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to two pedicles
Ancestry of “bipedicular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pedicular | Of or relating to lice; Caused by lice; Having... |
| 2 | French | pédiculaire | — |
| 3 | Latin | pedicularis | — |
| 4 | Latin | pedīculus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pēdis | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 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... |