Where does “pixa egin” come from?
pixa egin (Basque) comes from Galician pixa, from Catalan pixar, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
pixa egin (Basque): to piss
Definitions
- to piss
Ancestry of “pixa egin”, step by step
pixa egin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician pixa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | pixa | penis |
| 2 | Catalan | pixar | to piss; to pee; to urinate |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 4 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
via Basque egin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basque | egin | to do, make, create, produce; to be; to speak |