"virgin (untouched, unprocessed)" in seven languages
Meaningvirgin (untouched, unprocessed)
Spanish
virgen
/ˈbiɾxen/
learned
A semi-learned form: the Latin i survives through church usage.
French
vierge
/vjɛʁʒ/
inherited
Same form for masculine and feminine.
Italian
vergine
/ˈverdʒine/
inherited
Portuguese
virgem
/ˈvihʒẽj/
learned
Romanian
virgin
/virˈdʒin/
learned
Catalan
verge
/ˈbɛɾʒə/
inherited
English
virgin
/ˈvɝdʒɪn/
from Latin/French · Old French virgine, from Latin VIRGINEM
English → Italianvirgin (untouched, unprocessed)vergineCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
VIRGINEM‘maiden, virgin’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Short I became e in Italian vergine and French vierge, as in inherited words; Spanish virgen kept the Latin i. All four use it for untouched forest and first-pressed olive oil.
English relatives: virginity, Virginia
Learn it
In a sentence
- esUsa aceite de oliva virgen extra.
- frUtilise de l'huile d'olive vierge extra.
- itUsa olio extravergine d'oliva.
- ptUse azeite de oliva extravirgem.
- roFolosește ulei de măsline extravirgin.
- caFes servir oli d'oliva verge extra.
- enUse extra virgin olive oil.
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