Where does “bifurcatus” come from?

bifurcatus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin bifurcus, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

bifurcatus (Medieval Latin): forked in two; bifurcated

Definitions

  1. forked in two; bifurcated

Ancestry of “bifurcatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbifurcustwo-pronged
2Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
3Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “bifurcatus”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bifurcus →