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Where does “bisexuel” come from?

bisexuel (French) comes from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

bisexuel (French): bisexual

Definitions

  1. bisexual

Ancestry of “bisexuel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bisexuel”

  • bisexual
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