Where does “virgule” come from?

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

virgule (English): A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash...

Definitions

  1. A medieval punctuation mark similar to the slash...

Ancestry of “virgule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvirgule—
2Latinvirgulaa small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...
3Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
4Proto-Italicwizgā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →