Etymology of the French word bipale
the French word
bipaleusing 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 Old French word
palederived from the Old French word
palderived from the Classical Latin word
palus (stake, pile, pole; swamp, marsh)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-derived from the Latin word
pala (spade; shovel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pag-Date
The earliest known usage of bipale in French dates from the 20th century.
