Where does “viga” come from?

viga (English) comes from Spanish viga, from Latin bīga, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

viga (English): A roughly-made rafter or roof timber, especially...

Definitions

  1. A roughly-made rafter or roof timber, especially...

Ancestry of “viga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvigatimber, beam, rafter, girder
2Latinbīgachariot (two-wheeled)
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di
Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bīga →