Etymograph

English

binate

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin binus (“two each, in pairs”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix)

Formed from binus ‘two each, in pairs’ + -ate

Another origin of binate

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwóh₁‘two’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwís‘twice, doubly’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dwis‘twice’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dwiznosreconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbīnus‘two each, in pairs’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbīnō‘to binate’
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbīnātuspast participle of bīnō
  8. Englishtodaybinate

Today it means

adj Double; growing in pairs or couples.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “binate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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