Where does “∣” come from?
∣ (Translingual) comes from Latin virgula, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
Ancestry of “∣”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | virgula | a small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash... |
| 2 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |