Where does “virgular” come from?

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

virgular (English): made up of thin lines or strokes, usually with...

Definitions

  1. made up of thin lines or strokes, usually with...

Ancestry of “virgular”, 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 →