Virgin
/ˈvɜː.dʒɪn/noun
A person who has not had sexual intercourse; also, something pure, untouched, or unspoiled.
Did you know?Latin virgo could describe an unmarried young woman, and in Roman usage the Vestal Virgins were sacred priestesses whose status was tied to ritual purity and state religion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wiHrós
“adult male, man”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wiHr-
“male, manly”
Latin
Latin
vir
“man”
Latin
Latin
virgo
“maiden, unmarried woman, virgin”
Old French
OF
virgine
“virgin, chaste woman”
Middle English
English
virgin
“a chaste woman; later, a person who has not had sexual intercourse”