Where does “bivium” come from?

bivium (Latin) comes from Latin bivius, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bivium (Latin): A place with or where two ways meet; fork in the...

Definitions

  1. A place with or where two ways meet; fork in the...

Ancestry of “bivium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbiviustwo-way; having two approaches
2Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
3Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “bivium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλος →