Etymology

virgo intacta

Today it means: A girl or woman whose hymen remains unbroken. Full definition →

Latin virgo intacta ← ['la ',
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  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromvirgo intacta
  3. English todayvirgo intacta

Borrowed from Latin virgo intacta (“untouched maiden”).

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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