Where does “bifurca” come from?

bifurca (Romanian) comes from French bifurquer, from Latin bifurcus, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bifurca (Romanian): to bifurcate, fork, branch, split

Definitions

  1. to bifurcate, fork, branch, split

Ancestry of “bifurca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbifurquerto bifurcate
2Latinbifurcustwo-pronged
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “bifurca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Ancient Greek κύκλος