Where does “bifurcație” come from?
bifurcație (Romanian) comes from French bifurcation, 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.
bifurcație (Romanian): fork
Definitions
- fork
Ancestry of “bifurcație”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bifurcation | A bifurcation, where two roads etc. part or meet |
| 2 | French | bifurquer | to bifurcate |
| 3 | Latin | bifurcus | two-pronged |
| 4 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |