binate

binate · adjective¹

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin binus (“two each, in pairs”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

binate · verb²

1. Latin · borrowed frombīnātus
2. English todaybinate

From Latin bīnātus, past participle of bīnō (“to binate”), from bīnus (“two each, in pairs”). Equivalent to Latin bīnō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).