Where does “bifurcation” come from?

bifurcation (French) comes from French bifurquer, from Latin bifurcus, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

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
4Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “bifurcation”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bifurcus →