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Where does “pucelage” come from?

pucelage (Middle French) comes from Middle French pucelle, from Old French pucele, from Old French pulcella, from Vulgar Latin pullicella.

Ancestry of “pucelage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpucelle—
2Old Frenchpucelea young, unmarried woman; a virgin
3Old Frenchpulcella—
4Vulgar Latinpullicella—

Words derived from “pucelage”

  • pucelage
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