Where does “deflower” come from?
deflower (English) comes from Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer, from Latin deflorare, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
deflower (English): To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl
Definitions
- To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl
Ancestry of “deflower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | deflouren | — |
| 2 | Old French | desflorer | — |
| 3 | Latin | deflorare | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |