Where does “vergato” come from?
vergato (Italian) comes from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
vergato (Italian): past participle of vergare; lined
Definitions
- past participle of vergare; lined
Ancestry of “vergato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 2 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |