Where does “demi-vierge” come from?

demi-vierge (French) comes 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 (French): demi-vierge, half-virgin

Definitions

  1. demi-vierge, half-virgin

Ancestry of “demi-vierge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchviergevirgin; blank
2Middle Frenchvergerod; stick; staff; female virgin
3Old Frenchvergévirgate
4Latinvirgatusmade of twigs; striped
5Latinvirgatwig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;...
6Proto-Italicwizgā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisgeh₂flexible rod or stick

Words derived from “demi-vierge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisgeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic wizgā →Every word from Latin virga →