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Where does “biforis” come from?

biforis (Latin) comes 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...

biforis (Latin): having two doors

Definitions

  1. having two doors

Ancestry of “biforis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “biforis”

  • biforous
  • biforine
  • bifora
  • bifora
  • бифора
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