Where does “virga” come from?
virga (Interlingua) comes 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.
virga (Interlingua): rod; yard; dick
Definitions
- rod; yard; dick
Ancestry of “virga”, step by step
virga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French vergé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vergé | past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid |
| 2 | Middle French | verge | rod; stick; staff; female virgin |
| 3 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 4 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 5 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |
via Italian Verga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Verga | cane, rod |
via Spanish verga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | verga | a long and thin stick, pole or rod; yardarm;... |