myEtymology.com: English etymology of bimetallism

Etymology of the English word bimetallism

the English word bimetallism

derived from the English word bi-

derived from the Latin word bi-

derived from the Latin word bis (two)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwo-

derived from the Old Latin word duis

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")

derived from the English word metal

derived from the Old French word metal

derived from the Latin word metallum (metal; mine; quarry)

derived from the Greek word metallon, μέταλλον