Where does “dépucelage” come from?
dépucelage (French) comes from French âge, from Middle French âge, from Old French aige, from Old French edage, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
dépucelage (French): deflowerment, defloration
Definitions
- deflowerment, defloration
Ancestry of “dépucelage”, step by step
dépucelage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French âge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | âge | age |
| 2 | Middle French | âge | — |
| 3 | Old French | aige | Alternative form of aage |
| 4 | Old French | edage | Alternative form of aage |
| 5 | Old French | aage | age |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 7 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 8 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via French dépuceler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dépuceler | to deflower, to pop someone's cherry |
| 2 | French | dé- | used to make antonyms |
| 3 | Middle French | dés- | de-; dis |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |