virgil

Etymology
An anglicization of, from.

Noun

 * 1)   ⟨/⟩.
 * 2) * 1828, Richard Thomson, Illustrations of the History of Great Britain, Vol. II, page 145:
 * No points were used by the ancient printers, excepting the colon and the period; but, after some time, a short oblique stroke, called a virgil, was introduced, which answered to the modern comma.
 * No points were used by the ancient printers, excepting the colon and the period; but, after some time, a short oblique stroke, called a virgil, was introduced, which answered to the modern comma.