Where does “noktalı virgül” come from?
noktalı virgül (Turkish) comes from Turkish virgül, from French virgule, from Latin virgula, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.
noktalı virgül (Turkish): semicolon
Definitions
- semicolon
Ancestry of “noktalı virgül”, step by step
noktalı virgül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish virgül
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | virgül | comma |
| 2 | French | virgule | comma; decimal point; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | virgula | a small rod, stick, wand, or staff; the slash... |
| 4 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |