Where does “vergolare” come from?

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

vergolare (Italian): To put within quotation marks; To beat with a...

Definitions

  1. To put within quotation marks; To beat with a...

Ancestry of “vergolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvergolasilk thread; gold or silver thread; third-person...
2Latinvirgulaa small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...
3Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
4Proto-Italicwizgā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →