Where does “virgas” come from?

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

virgas (Latin): accusative plural of virga

Definitions

  1. accusative plural of virga

Ancestry of “virgas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
2Proto-Italicwizgā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “virgas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →