Where does “birème” come from?

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

birème (French): bireme

Definitions

  1. bireme

Ancestry of “birème”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbiremishaving two banks of oars; bireme
2Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
3Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “birème”

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