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

Definitions

  1. Having the tongue forked

Ancestry of “fissilingual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfissussplit, cloven
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidtóssplit, cloven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidtós →