Where does “bigami” come from?
bigami (Indonesian) comes from Dutch bigamie, from French bigamie, from French bigame, from Latin bigamus, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bigami (Indonesian): bigamy
Ancestry of “bigami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bigamie | bigamy |
| 2 | French | bigamie | bigamy |
| 3 | French | bigame | bigamous; bigamist |
| 4 | Latin | bigamus | bigamous; twice married |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |