Where does “demi-vierge” come from?

demi-vierge (English) comes from French demi-vierge, from French vierge, from Middle French verge, from Old French vergé, from Latin virgatus, from Latin virga, from Proto-Italic wizgā, from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ — flexible rod or stick.

demi-vierge (English): Someone (especially a young woman) who has had some experience of sexual activity, but who still considers herself, or presents herself as, a virgin

Definitions

  1. Someone (especially a young woman) who has had some experience of sexual activity, but who still considers herself, or presents herself as, a virgin

Ancestry of “demi-vierge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdemi-viergedemi-vierge, half-virgin
2Frenchviergevirgin; blank
3Middle Frenchvergerod; stick; staff; female virgin
4Old Frenchvergévirgate
5Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
6Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
7Proto-Italicwizgā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic wizgāEvery word from Latin virga