Where does “vírgula” come from?

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

vírgula (Spanish): a small stick or rod; a thin line or stripe

Definitions

  1. a small stick or rod; a thin line or stripe

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

Words derived from “vírgula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic wizgāEvery word from Latin virga
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