virgule
The origin and history of virgule.
Etymology
A borrowing from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) plus -ulus, a diminutive suffix. It is a doublet of virgula.
The origin and history of virgule.
A borrowing from Middle French virgule, from Latin virgula (“twig; scratch comma”), from virga (“rod, branch”) plus -ulus, a diminutive suffix. It is a doublet of virgula.
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