The word for today is…
bifurcate (verb):
: to cause to divide into two branches or parts
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : A road that bifurcates splits in two. Other things can bifurcate (or be bifurcated) as well, such as an organization that splits, or is split, into two factions. Bifurcate comes from the Latin adjective bifurcus, meaning “two-pronged,” a combination of the prefix bi- (“two”) and the noun furca (“fork”). Furca, as you may have guessed, is also an ancestor of fork, which refers to the handy kitchen utensil.
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