Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bifoliate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-fo-li-ate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having exactly two leaves.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin foliatusbor. English foliate English bifoliate From bi- + foliate.

Inflected Forms

more bifoliate (comparative) most bifoliate (superlative)

Derived Forms

bifoliately

Frequently Paired Words

bifoliolate bipinnate foliate

Synonyms

two-leaved two-leafed

Questions

What does bifoliate mean?: Having exactly two leaves.
Where does bifoliate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin foliatusbor. English foliate English bifoliate From bi- + foliate.

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