Where does “virgately” come from?

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

virgately (English): In a virgate manner

Definitions

  1. In a virgate manner

Ancestry of “virgately”, step by step

virgately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English virgate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvirgateThe yardland: an obsolete English land measure...
2Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
3Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
4Proto-Italicwizgā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →