From Latin bivius ("two-way, having two approaches") (from bi- (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ("two")) + via (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ("to chase, pursue")) + -us (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-ós ("suffix forming agent nouns from verb stems"))) -ous.
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