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Where does “bicarium” come from?

bicarium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “bicarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
2Latinvīcus—
3Proto-Italicweikos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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