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Where does “pucele” come from?

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

pucele (Old French): a young, unmarried woman; a virgin

Definitions

  1. a young, unmarried woman; a virgin

Ancestry of “pucele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpulcella—
2Vulgar Latinpullicella—

Words derived from “pucele”

  • pucelle
  • puzzel
  • pucelage
  • depucelate
  • dépucellement
  • pucelage
  • pucelle
  • dépuceler
  • puceau
  • pucelage
  • pucelete
  • pucel
  • pucelle
  • pucelage
Every word from Vulgar Latin pullicella →