virgella

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Latin

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Etymology

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From virgula +‎ -la (diminutive ending). Attested in the sixth century CE.[1]

Noun

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virgella f (genitive virgellae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. small rod

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “virgella”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 502