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Where does “virgula” come from?

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

virgula (Latin): a small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...

Definitions

  1. a small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash...

Ancestry of “virgula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “virgula”

  • virgule
  • virgula
  • virgil
  • virgularian
  • virgultum
  • virgultus
  • vírgula
  • vergolare
  • virgola
  • virgolatura
  • virgolare
  • vergola
  • virguler
  • virgule
  • vírgula
  • ∣
  • ∤
  • ‖
  • virgule
  • virgül
  • virgulă
  • ویرگول
  • virgule
  • virgule
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