Where does “bifurcare” come from?
bifurcare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin bifurcatus, from Latin furcātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Ancestry of “bifurcare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bifurcatus | forked in two; bifurcated |
| 2 | Latin | furcātus | forked |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |