Where does “trivirga” come from?

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

trivirga (English): A neume that trebles the value of the first note...

Definitions

  1. A neume that trebles the value of the first note...

Ancestry of “trivirga”, step by step

trivirga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English virga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvirgaA type of note used in plainsong notation, having...
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →