French pucelle

← Middle French pucelle (inherited)

← Old French pucele (inherited)

← Old French pulcella (mention)

← Latin *pūllicella (mention)

← Latin pullus (mention)

← Latin pullus (mention)

← Latin *purulus (mention)

← Latin purus (mention)

← Latin puella (mention)

← Latin *puellicella (mention)

→ English puzzel (derived)

→ Catalan poncella (cognate)

→ French pucelage (suffix)

→ French dépuceler (confix)