Where does “virguler” come from?

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

virguler (French): to put a comma or commas

Definitions

  1. to put a comma or commas

Ancestry of “virguler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirgulecomma; decimal point; first-person singular...
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 →