Etymology

virgil

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French virgule ← Latin virgula
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virgil · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromvirgula
  2. French · derived fromvirgule
  3. English todayvirgil

An anglicization of French virgule, from Latin virgula.

Virgil · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromVirgilius
  2. Middle English · inherited fromVyrgyle
  3. English todayVirgil

From Middle English Vyrgyle, from Latin Virgilius, from the Roman clan name Vergilius, from Etruscan and of unknown meaning.

Words from the same roots

Latinvirgula all →

virgulavirgularvirgule

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