Where does “begō” come from?

begō (Latin) comes from Latin bīgō, from Latin bīga, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

Ancestry of “begō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbīgō—
2Latinbīgachariot (two-wheeled)
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “begō”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bīga →