Etymology

bidiurnal

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Today it means: Every other day. Full definition →

English diurnal ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishdiurnal
  7. English todaybidiurnal

From bi- or diurnal.

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