Where does “virgencito” come from?

virgencito (Spanish) comes from Spanish virgen, 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.

virgencito (Spanish): Diminutive of virgen: little virgin

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of virgen: little virgin

Ancestry of “virgencito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvirgenvirgin; blank
2Latinvirgō
3Ancient Greekπαρθένοςmaidenly; chaste; young, unmarried woman; maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗnEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn
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