Etymology of the English word bireme
the English word
biremederived from the Latin word
biremusderived 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
duisderived from the Latin word
biremis (bireme, vessel having 2 oars to each bench, 2 banks of oars; two-oared; having two oars to each bench, banks of oars)
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
duisderived from the Latin word
remus (oar)
derived from the Greek word
eresso, ἐρέσσω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*erə-Date
The earliest known usage of bireme in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
