Where does “virginly” come from?

virginly (English) comes from English virgin, from Old French virgine, from Latin Virginem, from Latin Virgo — Virgo (constellation).

virginly (English): Befitting a virgin; coy, innocent, pure,...

Definitions

  1. Befitting a virgin; coy, innocent, pure,...

Ancestry of “virginly”, step by step

virginly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English virgin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvirginA person who has never had sexual intercourse, or...
2Old FrenchvirgineAlternative form of virgene
3LatinVirginem—
4LatinVirgoVirgo (constellation)

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin Virgo →Every word from Latin Virginem →Every word from Old French virgine →