Where does “bisnieto” come from?
bisnieto (Spanish) comes from Spanish bis, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bisnieto (Spanish): great-grandchild; great-grandson
Definitions
- great-grandchild; great-grandson
Ancestry of “bisnieto”, step by step
bisnieto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bis | encore |
| 2 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 3 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Spanish nieto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nieto | grandchild; grandson |
| 2 | Spanish | nieta | granddaughter |
| 3 | Late Latin | nepta | — |
| 4 | Latin | neptis | granddaughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néptih₂ | granddaughter; niece |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ih₂ | Feminizes athematic nominal stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |