Where does “раздвоение” come from?

раздвоение (Russian) comes from Russian раздвои́ть, from Russian двои́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

раздвоение (Russian): bifurcation; dichotomy; a splitting in two

Definitions

  1. bifurcation; dichotomy; a splitting in two

Ancestry of “раздвоение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраздвои́тьto bisect, to divide into two, to bifurcate
2Russianдвои́тьto divide in two, to bifurcate
3Russian-и́ть
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti