Etymology

biga

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Today it means: A Roman racing chariot drawn by two horses abreast. Full definition →

Latin bīga ← Proto-Italic *dwi- ← Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
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biga · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Latiniuga
  6. Latinbīga
  7. English todaybiga

Borrowed from Latin bīga.

biga · noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed frombiga
  2. Italian · borrowed frombiga
  3. English todaybiga

Borrowed from Italian biga.

Biga · proper noun3

  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبیغا
  2. English todayBiga

From Ottoman Turkish بیغا (Biga).

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