ENGLISH ROOT WORD: bi from Latin bi, bis, bini, bi-

 

【bi】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "two, twice"
from Latin "bi, bis, bini, bi-"

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[WORD ROOT]root bi
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] bi, bine, bis, ba
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) bi, bis, bini, bi-
[MEANING]root two, twice

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 bi twice
• 【Latin】 bis twice
• 【Latin】 bini [from bis, from bi-] two by two
• 【Latin】 bi- [=bi] twice, double

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

balance, bi, bicentenary, bicycle, biennial, bilateral, billion, billionaire, binary, bine, biscuit, combination, combine, imbalance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

balance [noun] from balance < bi
【DEFINITION】 Balance is the ability to remain steady when you are standing up.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 scales, apparatus for weighing by comparison of mass
【pl.】 balances
【DERIVATIVEs】 balanceable, balance
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ba(bi); two, twice ⑵ lance(lanx); dish, plate, scale pan

bi [combining form] from bi
【DEFINITION】 twice, double
【ROOTs】 bi; two, twice

bicentenary [adjective] from centenary < cent
【DEFINITION】 A bicentenary is a year in which you celebrate something important that happened exactly two hundred years earlier. in AM, use bicentennial
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ centen(cent); ⑶ ary; suffix

bicycle [noun] from cycle
【DEFINITION】 A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet. You steer it by turning a bar that is connected to the front wheel.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 two + circle, wheel
【pl.】 bicycles
【DERIVATIVEs】 bicycler, bicyclist, bicycle
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ cycle; circle

biennial [adjective] from ennial < anni
【DEFINITION】 A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 lasting for two years
【DERIVATIVEs】 biennially, biennial
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ enni(anni); year, yearly ⑶ al; suffix

bilateral [adjective] from lateral
【DEFINITION】 Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements, involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned.
【DERIVATIVEs】 bilaterally, bilateralness, bilateral
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ lateral;

billion [noun] from billion
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about billions of people or things, you mean that there is a very large number of them but you do not know or do not want to say exactly how many.
【pl.】 billions billion
【DERIVATIVEs】 billionth, billion
【SYNONYM】 trillion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ llion(mill);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

billionaire [noun] from billion
【DEFINITION】 A billionaire is an extremely rich person who has money or property worth at least a thousand million pounds or dollars.
【pl.】 billionaires
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ llion(mill); ⑶ aire; noun suffix

binary [adjective] from bine
【DEFINITION】 The binary system expresses numbers using only the two digits 0 and 1. It is used especially in computing.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 dual, twofold, double,
【VARIATIONs】 복수형; binaries
【ROOTs】 bi; two, twice

bine [combining form] from bine
【DEFINITION】 two by two
【ROOTs】 bine(bi); two, twice

biscuit [noun] from biscuit
【DEFINITION】 A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet. in AM, use cookie
【PRIMARY MEANING】 biscuit
【pl.】 biscuits
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bis(bi); two, twice ⑵ cuit(coc);

combination [noun] from combine < bine
【DEFINITION】 A combination of things is a mixture of them.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 act of uniting (two things) in a whole; state of being so united
【pl.】 combinations
【DERIVATIVEs】 combinability, combinable, combination, combinational, combinative, combine, combiner
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with ⑵ bin(bi); two, twice ⑶ ation; noun suffix

combine [verb] from combine < bine
【DEFINITION】 If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 to associate, unite, join two or more things together
【CONJUGATIONs】 combined, combined, combining, combines
【DERIVATIVEs】 combinability, combinable, combination, combinational, combinative, combine, combiner
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with ⑵ bine(bi); two, twice

imbalance [noun] from balance < bi
【DEFINITION】 If there is an imbalance in a situation, the things involved are not the same size, or are not the right size in proportion to each other.
【pl.】 imbalances
【ROOTs】 ⑴ im(in); not ⑵ ba(bi); two, twice ⑶ lance(lanx); dish, plate, scale pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other word list containing bi; bigamy, bicameral, bifocal, bisexual, binoculars, biscotti

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

bene-, ben-
batt-, bat-
apt-
anim-
anni-, ann-, enn-
academ-
bas- bat-, ba-
art
archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche-
bell-

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