Bi

Morpheme

Bi

Type

bound base

Denotation

two, having two, twice, double, doubly, twofold, once every two

Etymology

Latin bi-, from bis, from duo; Old Latin dvi-

Evidence

biangular, biannual, bicentric, bicolored, bicycle, bifocals, bifold, bifurcate, bilateral, bimonthly, biose, bioside, birnavirus, bisexual, biweekly, glucobiose, gypsobioside, negabinary

Notes

homophone of By, by-, Bye, and Buy

Homographs

Bi