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

  1. past participle of vergare; lined

Ancestry of “vergato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →