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
- To put within quotation marks; To beat with a...
Ancestry of “vergolare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | vergola | silk thread; gold or silver thread; third-person... |
| 2 | Latin | virgula | a small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash... |
| 3 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |