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Where does “bifurkacija” come from?

bifurkacija (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

bifurkacija (Serbo-Croatian): bifurcation

Definitions

  1. bifurcation

Ancestry of “bifurkacija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbifurcationA bifurcation, where two roads etc. part or meet
2Frenchbifurquerto bifurcate
3Latinbifurcustwo-pronged
4Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
5Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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