Etymology

bicameralism

bi·cam·er·al·ism
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Today it means: The practice of dividing legislative bodies into two chambers with complementary powers and limitations designed to provide checks and balances against one another. Full definition →

English bicameral ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin camera
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂em-
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
  8. Proto-Iranian*kamarā
  9. Ancient Greekκαμάρα (kamára)
  10. Latincamera
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishbicameral
  14. English todaybicameralism

From bicameral + -ism.

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