2006-11-05 04:27:35 · 7 answers · asked by cornwall_cat_black 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A person before me said this was a dumb question. Actually, it's not. Would you ever think to ask this question? No, you wouldn't. You just know biscuit is the name of a delicious bread. Why is the whale in 'Moby Dick' white?! This is not a dumb question at all. This person doesn't know what the bi in biscuit means, and would like to know! This is a very smart question to ask! Use your imagination, people!
Now, bi means two.That's all I can answer for you. Why is a biscuit called a biscuit? I don't know. Maybe it starts with bi because a lot of people split it in two?
2006-11-05 04:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by Acrixia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless this is a trick question.. the bi in biscuit means nothing.. it is just part of the word
an afterthought.. maybe it is BI(sexual) meaning it can be consumed by either sex???
2006-11-05 04:29:30 · answer #2 · answered by Benjamin J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of the word "biscuit" is from Latin via Middle French and means "twice cooked".
So then, are Triscuits cooked three times?
2006-11-05 06:34:54 · answer #3 · answered by xxandra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the origin. I was hoping someone would ask ....
[Middle English bisquit, from Old French biscuit, from Medieval Latin bis coctus : Latin bis, twice; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + Latin coctus, past participle of coquere, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
-MM
2006-11-05 11:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bi means 2, so I guess it would 2 scuits.
Actually it is a 2 syllable word, the first being bis, the second being cuit.
2006-11-05 04:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"bi" means two. The origin of the word is Latin and means "twice cooked"
2006-11-05 04:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by FRED 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because two kinds of people eat it. Men and women
2006-11-05 04:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋