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Latin
Etymology
From bi- (“two-”) + -gnus (“-born”).[1]
Adjective
bignae f pl
- (hapax) twin (nominative plural feminine)
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “gignō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 260–261