Where does “bifurkacija” come from?
bifurkacija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French bifurcation, from French bifurquer, from Latin bifurcus, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.
bifurkacija (Serbo-Croatian): bifurcation
Definitions
- bifurcation
Ancestry of “bifurkacija”, 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 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |