myEtymology.com: French etymology of bicylindre

Etymology of the French word bicylindre

the French word bicylindre

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

derived from the French word cylindre

derived from the Latin word cylindrus (cylinder; stone roller; gem cut in cylindrical form)

derived from the Greek word kulindros, κύλινδρος

derived from the Greek word kulindein