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Where does “bisintercalating” come from?

bisintercalating (English) comes from English intercalating, from English intercalate, from Latin intercalātus, from Latin intercalō, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

bisintercalating (English): That intercalates using two links, or a double...

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  1. That intercalates using two links, or a double...

Ancestry of “bisintercalating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishintercalatingpresent participle of intercalate; That...
2EnglishintercalateTo insert an extra leap day into a calendar in...
3Latinintercalātus—
4Latinintercalō—
5Latininter-inter-
6Ancient Greekγλῶσσαa tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe
7Old Norseglottato grin, smile scornfully
8Proto-GermanicglutōnąTo stare; gawk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
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