Where does “bifurcation” come from?

bifurcation (French) comes from French bifurquer, from Latin bifurcus, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bifurcation (French): A bifurcation, where two roads etc. part or meet

Definitions

  1. A bifurcation, where two roads etc. part or meet

Ancestry of “bifurcation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbifurquerto bifurcate
2Latinbifurcustwo-pronged
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 “bifurcation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλος →