Where does “fissilingual” come from?
fissilingual (English) comes from Latin fissus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
fissilingual (English): Having the tongue forked
Ancestry of “fissilingual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fissus | split, cloven |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidtós | split, cloven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |