Where does “vírgula” come from?

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

vírgula (Portuguese): comma; fine print, small print

Definitions

  1. comma; fine print, small print

Ancestry of “vírgula”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →