Where does “binage” come from?
binage (French) comes from French biner, from Vulgar Latin bīnō, from Latin bīnī, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
binage (French): hoeing
Definitions
- hoeing
Ancestry of “binage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biner | to hoe; to binate, celebrate mass twice in one... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bīnō | — |
| 3 | Latin | bīnī | — |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |