damsel

English

/ˈdæmzəl/

noun
Definitions
  • A young woman of noble birth.
  • A girl; a maiden without sexual experience.
  • A young woman who is not married.
  • An unmarried lady-in-waiting.
  • A chattering damsel component of a mill.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dameisele borrowed from Old French damoisele derived from Latin *domnicella, domina (mistress, lady, mistress of the house, mistress of an estate household) derived from Proto-Indo-European *dṓm (house, home, a house), *dem- (build, house).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dem-

Gloss

build, house

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

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