Where does “Bipaliinae” come from?
Bipaliinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Bipalium, from Latin bipalium, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “Bipaliinae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Bipalium | — |
| 2 | Latin | bipalium | a double mattock |
| 3 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |