| 【bite, bitter】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "bitan," "biterian," "bitere," and "biter." It carries the basic meaning of "bite," and "bitter." from PIE *bheid- "to split" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "bite, bitter"]
bit ****[476] A bit of something is a small amount of it.
bite ***[2121] If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
bitter ***[2305] In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
[WORD ROOT]root bite
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] bit, bite, bitter, byte
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) bitan, biterian, bitere, biter
[MEANING]root bite, bitter
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Dutch】 bijten
- 【Old English】 biterian derivative of biter;
- 【Old English】 bitere derivative of biter;
- 【Old English】 biter from bitan; having a harsh taste, sharp, cutting; angry, full of animosity; cruel
- 【Old English】 bitan to bite; a biting, an act of piercing with the teeth
- 【Old Norse】 bitr base of bitan-; biting, sharp
- 【Old Norse】 bitan- to bite
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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bit ★★★★[476] noun from bit 〈 bite
【DEFINITION】 A bit of something is a small amount of it.
【pl.】 bits
【SYNONYM】 little, spot, scrap
【ROOTs】 bit(bite); bite, bitter
【Etymology】 《Old English bite》 a biting, a bite, an act of piercing with the teeth, act of biting
【First Known Meaning】 ① small piece ② binary digit
bite ★★★[2121] verb from bite
【DEFINITION】 If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
【Declension/Conjugation】 bit, bitten, biting, bites
【ROOTs】 bite;
【Etymology】 《Old English bitan》 to bite; a biting, an act of piercing with the teeth
【First Known Meaning】 to pierce or cut with the teeth"
【DERIVATIVEs】 biter, bite
bitter ★★★[2305] adjective from bitter
【DEFINITION】 In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; bitter < bitterer < bitterest
【ROOTs】 bitter(bite); bite, bitter
【Etymology】 《Old English biter》 from bitan; having a harsh taste, sharp, cutting; angry, full of animosity; cruel
【First Known Meaning】 having a harsh taste, sharp, cutting; angry, full of animosity; cruel
【DERIVATIVEs】 bitterly, bitterness, embitter
Other words containing "bite, bitter"; biting, bitterness, byte, kilobyte
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
bio
bind
bi
bene-, ben-
bell-
bear
be
batt-, bat-
bas- bat-, ba-
bar
