Where does “Levirgian” come from?

Levirgian (English) comes from English Virgo, from Latin virgō, from Ancient Greek παρθένος, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Levirgian (English): A person born around the cusp of Leo and Virgo

Definitions

  1. A person born around the cusp of Leo and Virgo

Ancestry of “Levirgian”, step by step

Levirgian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Virgo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVirgoSomeone with a Virgo star sign
2Latinvirgō
3Ancient Greekπαρθένοςmaidenly; chaste; young, unmarried woman; maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via English leo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleoAbbreviation of leotard
2Latinleō
3Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
4Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-