Where does “enverjado” come from?
enverjado (Spanish) comes from Spanish verja, from French vergé, from Middle French verge, from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
enverjado (Spanish): (set of) grates; grating
Definitions
- (set of) grates; grating
Ancestry of “enverjado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | verja | gate, railing; fence |
| 2 | French | vergé | past participle of verger; ribbed, veined; laid |
| 3 | Middle French | verge | rod; stick; staff; female virgin |
| 4 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 5 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 6 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |