Etymology of the French word biplace
the French word
biplaceusing 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
placederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*platteaderived from the Classical Latin word
platea (broad way, street)
derived from the Greek word
plateia, πλατεῖα (a wide 'plat' or 'place'; open square)
derived from the Greek word
platus, πλατύς (flat; spread out 'flat' ('plot'); broad)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plat-Date
The earliest known usage of biplace in French dates from the 20th century.
