Where does “biforcamento” come from?
biforcamento (Italian) comes from Italian biforcare, from Vulgar Latin bifurcare, from Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
biforcamento (Italian): bifurcation
Definitions
- bifurcation
Ancestry of “biforcamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | biforcare | to divide something into two branches; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bifurcare | — |
| 3 | Latin | bifurcatus | forked in two; bifurcated |
| 4 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |