myEtymology.com: French etymology of bicéphale

Etymology of the French word bicéphale

the French word bicéphale

using the Old French prefix 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 French suffix -céphale

derived from the Late Greek word kephale, κεφαλή (head; the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghebh-el-

The earliest known usage of bicéphale in French dates from the 19th century.

Romanian bicefal