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Where does “bise” come from?

bise (French) comes 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.

bise (French): north wind; northeasterly; kiss; feminine...

Definitions

  1. north wind; northeasterly; kiss; feminine...

Ancestry of “bise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbiserto kiss
2Frenchbaiserkiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw
3Middle Frenchbaiserto kiss; a kiss
4Old Frenchbaisierto kiss; a kiss
5Latinbāsiō—
6Latin-ō—
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “bise”

  • bisette
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