Where does “deflowerment” come from?
deflowerment (English) comes from English deflower, 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-.
deflowerment (English): The loss of a girl or woman's virginity
Definitions
- The loss of a girl or woman's virginity
Ancestry of “deflowerment”, step by step
deflowerment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deflower
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deflower | To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl |
| 2 | Middle English | deflouren | — |
| 3 | Old French | desflorer | — |
| 4 | Latin | deflorare | — |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |