Where does “vergi” come from?
vergi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vergo, from French vergé, from Middle French verge, from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
vergi (Esperanto): to hit with a rod; give a beating
Definitions
- to hit with a rod; give a beating
Ancestry of “vergi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vergo | rod, cane, wand; long thin branch; stick |
| 2 | French | vergé | past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid |
| 3 | Middle French | verge | rod; stick; staff; female virgin |
| 4 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 5 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 6 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |