bifurcated
/ˈbɪfəˌkeɪtɪd/BIH-fur-kay-tid
/ˈbɪfɚˌkeɪtɪd/BIH-fur-kay-tid
Meaningmade two-pronged
Common meaning: split into two branches
- bitwo
- furcpitchfork with two tinesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 795 · scan
- atedpast ending: made into or treated by
‘two’ + ‘pitchfork with two tines’ → bifurcated
Journey through time
- Latinbifurcatus‘two-pronged’source
- Englishbifurcated‘split into two branches’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin furca ‘pitchfork with two tines’.
Roots
- furca, -ae Latin “pitchfork with two tines”
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