Where does “Bireme” come from?
Bireme (German) comes from Latin biremis, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Bireme (German): bireme, an ancient galley having two banks of...
Definitions
- bireme, an ancient galley having two banks of...
Ancestry of “Bireme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | biremis | having two banks of oars; bireme |
| 2 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |