Etymology

parthen-

Today it means: virgin Full definition →

Ancient Greek παρθένος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαρθένος“virgin”
  2. English todayparthen-

From Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”).

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