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Where does “virxinal” come from?

virxinal (Galician) comes from Latin virginalis, from Latin virgō, from Ancient Greek παρθένος, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

virxinal (Galician): virginal; of a person who is a virgin; pristine,...

Definitions

  1. virginal; of a person who is a virgin; pristine,...

Ancestry of “virxinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirginalismaidenly; of or pertaining to a maiden or virgin
2Latinvirgō—
3Ancient Greekπαρθένοςmaidenly; chaste; young, unmarried woman; maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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