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Where does “virga” come from?

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

virga (Latin): twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...

Definitions

  1. twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...

Ancestry of “virga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwizgā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “virga”

  • verge
  • verger
  • virga
  • virgule
  • virgula
  • virgil
  • vergeress
  • vergeboard
  • virgated
  • vergeth
  • bivirga
  • vergescu
  • virgularian
  • vergée
  • trivirga
  • trivirgatus
  • virgatus
  • virgate
  • virgula
  • virgultum
  • virgultus
  • virgator
  • virgas
  • virgetum
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