virginity

The story

1. Latin · derived fromvirginitas
2. Old French · derived fromvirginite
3. Middle English · inherited fromvirginite
4. English todayvirginity

From Middle English virginite, from Old French virginite, from Latin virginitas. Equivalent to virgin + -ity. Displaced native Old English mæġeþhād (compare modern English maidhood), originally meaning “girlhood.”