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Where does “bipolarist” come from?

bipolarist (English) comes from English bipolar, from English bi-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

bipolarist (English): Pertaining to bipolarism; One who views something...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to bipolarism; One who views something...

Ancestry of “bipolarist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbipolarInvolving or having both extremes or poles at the...
2Englishbi-API; two, paired, both; half
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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