The story
- Latin · derived fromvirgula“twig; wand; scratch comma”
- English todayvirgula
From Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), from virga (“branch; rod”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). As a dowsing rod, via virgula divina or divinatoria. Doublet of virgule.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.