Where does “bigamie” come from?
bigamie (French) comes from French bigame, from Latin bigamus, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bigamie (French): bigamy
Definitions
- bigamy
Ancestry of “bigamie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bigame | bigamous; bigamist |
| 2 | Latin | bigamus | bigamous; twice married |
| 3 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 4 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |