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
bipedicular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedicular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedicular | Of or relating to lice; Caused by lice; Having... |
| 2 | French | pédiculaire | pedicular |
| 3 | Latin | pedicularis | pedicular |
| 4 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 5 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 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... |
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 | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |