Where does “virga” come from?

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

virga (English): A type of note used in plainsong notation, having...

Definitions

  1. A type of note used in plainsong notation, having...

Ancestry of “virga”, step by step

virga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin virga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
2Proto-Italicwizgā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

via Italian Virga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianVirga—

Words derived from “virga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →