Where does “bigamie” come from?
bigamie (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bigamie, from Late Latin bigamia, from Latin bigamus, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bigamie (Middle English): having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second...
Definitions
- having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second...
Ancestry of “bigamie”, step by step
bigamie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman bigamie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | bigamie | bigamy |
| 2 | Late Latin | bigamia | — |
| 3 | Latin | bigamus | bigamous; twice married |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Middle French bigamie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | bigamie | having two spouses simultaneously; second... |