myEtymology.com: French etymology of bilame

Etymology of the French word bilame

the French word bilame

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 Old French word lame

derived from the Latin word lamina (thin plate; plate; veneer; thin sheet of metal)

derived from the English word break-water

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