Etymology of the French word bicentenaire
the French word
bicentenaireusing 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
centenairederived from the Latin word
centenarius (containing, consisting of, numbering)
derived from the Latin word
centenus (hundred)
derived from the Latin word
centeniderived from the Medieval Latin word
centum (one hundred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀Date
The earliest known usage of bicentenaire in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
bicentenar
