bifid en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -fidus Latin bifidus English bifid From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.
Near-synonyms: bifurcated, bipartite, bilobar, bilobular, split, forked
bifid tongue
Coordinates
sexifid · quinquefid · octofid · quadrifid · multifid · multifidous · centifidous · sexfid · decemfid · duodecimfid · novemfid · trifid
Deriveds
subbifid · bifid cipher · bifidly
Synonyms
bifurcated · bilobar · bilobular · split · forked · bipartite