Where does “virgella” come from?

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

virgella (Latin): small rod

Definitions

  1. small rod

Ancestry of “virgella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirgulaa small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...
2Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
3Proto-Italicwizgā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “virgella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →