An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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bifurcate
  ۱) دوگلیدن؛ ۲) دوگل  
1) dogalidan; 2) dogal
Fr.: 1) bifurquer; 2) à deux branches  

  1. To divide into two branches.

  2. Divided into two branches.

Etymology (EN): M.L. bifurcatus, from L. → bi- “two,”

  • furca “pitchfork; fork used in cooking,” of uncertain origin.

Etymology (PE): Dogalidan, from Gilaki dogal “fork, two-branched,” cf. Tabari dekal, dokkal, doqâla, from do, → two, + gal, kal “branch, part,” cf. Kurd. (Kurmanji) kar “part, piece,” cognate with Pers. kârd “knife,” (+ *niš-) nišgarda “cobbler’s knife;” Mid.Pers. kârt “knife,” karēnītan, karītan “to cut,”
(+ *fra-) fragard “chapter, section;” Av. karət- “to cut;” Proto-Iranian kart- “to cut;” cf. Skt. kart- “to cut;”
Gk. karpos “fruit;” L. carpere “to cut, divide, pluck;” PIE base (s)ker- “to cut;” + -idan infinitive suffix. See also → shear.