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Where does “biner” come from?

biner (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

biner (French): to hoe; to binate, celebrate mass twice in one...

Definitions

  1. to hoe; to binate, celebrate mass twice in one...

Ancestry of “biner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbīnō—
2Latinbīnī—
3Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
4Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
5Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “biner”

  • binage
  • binette
  • binot
  • binoter
  • bineto
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