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Where does “bivium” come from?

bivium (English) comes from Latin bivium, from Latin bivius, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bivium (English): One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of...

Definitions

  1. One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of...

Ancestry of “bivium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbiviumA place with or where two ways meet; fork in the...
2Latinbiviustwo-way; having two approaches
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “bivium”

  • bivial
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