Etymology

bipotentiality

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Today it means: The capacity to develop in either of two different ways, especially to become either male or female Full definition →

English potentiality ← Latin bi- ← Proto-Italic *dwi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Englishpotentiality
  7. English todaybipotentiality

From bi- + potentiality.

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