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Where does “vergola” come from?

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

vergola (Italian): silk thread; gold or silver thread; third-person...

Definitions

  1. silk thread; gold or silver thread; third-person...

Ancestry of “vergola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgulaa small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “vergola”

  • vergolare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →