Where does “virgule” come from?

virgule (Czech) comes from Latin virgula, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

virgule (Czech): divining rod

Definitions

  1. divining rod

Ancestry of “virgule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgulaa small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →
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