Where does “verga” come from?
verga (Italian) comes from Italian vergare, from Italian Verga, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
verga (Italian): cane, rod; crook; penis, dick
Definitions
- cane, rod; crook; penis, dick
Ancestry of “verga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | vergare | To cane; To write |
| 2 | Italian | Verga | — |
| 3 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |
Words derived from “verga”