Where does “feciorie” come from?

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

feciorie (Romanian): virginity

Definitions

  1. virginity

Ancestry of “feciorie”, 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 fētus →Every word from Latin fēta →