Where does “bis” come from?
bis (French) comes from French bise, from French biser, from French baiser, from Middle French baiser, from Old French baisier, from Latin bāsiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
bis (French): plural of bi; beige; brown
Definitions
- plural of bi; beige; brown
Ancestry of “bis”, step by step
bis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bise | north wind; northeasterly; kiss; feminine... |
| 2 | French | biser | to kiss |
| 3 | French | baiser | kiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw |
| 4 | Middle French | baiser | to kiss; a kiss |
| 5 | Old French | baisier | to kiss; a kiss |
| 6 | Latin | bāsiō | to kiss |
| 7 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Latin bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 2 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |