myEtymology.com: French etymology of bilatéral

Etymology of the French word bilatéral

the French word bilatéral

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 latéral

derived from the Latin word lateralis (pertaining to a side; lateral, of, on side of body)

derived from the Vulgar Latin word latus (side; side; flank; wide, broad; spacious)

derived from the Latin word ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *telə-

derived from the Latin word laterus (having X sides)

using the Latin suffix -ale

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

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