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

virga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic wizgā

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

via Proto-Indo-European wisgéh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgéh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “virga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →