Etymology of the French word bicarré
the French word
bicarréusing 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
duisderived from the French word
carréderived from the Latin word
quadratus (squared; squared, squareset)
derived from the Latin word
quadrare (square up, make square, suitable)
Date
The earliest known usage of bicarré in French dates from the 19th century.