Etymology of the English word bivalve
the English word
bivalvederived from the English word
valvederived from the New Latin word
valva (leaf of door; double or folding door, one leaf of the doors)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-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
duisUsage
Word found in Modern English
