English Explanatory Dictionary

bifid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes.

Word forms

bifid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰinédti Proto-Italic *findō Latin findō Latin -fidus Latin bifidus English bifid From Latin bifidus (“divided in two”), from bi- (“two”) + -fidus, combining form of findere (“to split”).

Synonyms

bifurcated bipartite bilobar bilobular split forked

Derived words

bifid cipher bifidly subbifid
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