Where does “vergolato” come from?

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

vergolato (Italian): decorated with silken (or precious metal) threads

Definitions

  1. decorated with silken (or precious metal) threads

Ancestry of “vergolato”, 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 wisgeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic wizgāEvery word from Latin virga
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