Where does “fecioriță” come from?

fecioriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian fecioară, from Vulgar Latin fetiola, from Latin fēta, from Latin fētus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “fecioriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfecioarăvirgin, maiden; virgin
2Vulgar Latinfetiola
3Latinfētawoman or female animal that has just given birth
4Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Latin fētusEvery word from Latin fēta