Where does “pee” come from?
I notice this etymology chain has some issues that make it impossible to write an accurate summary:
1. The chain appears circular and redundant (English post appears twice, English poster appears twice)
2. The chain doesn't clearly show how "pee" derives from "per-" or the other forms listed
3. The known meaning is marked as unknown, so I cannot explain sense development
4. The chain structure doesn't follow a coherent oldest-to-newest progression
To write an accurate one-sentence origin summary, I would need:
- A clear, non-circular chain showing the actual etymological path
- The meaning(s) at each stage so I can trace sense development
- Confirmation that each step actually connects to "pee"
Could you provide a corrected etymology chain for "pee"?
pee (English): Urine; To urinate; To drizzle
Definitions
- Urine; To urinate; To drizzle
Ancestry of “pee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 2 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 3 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 4 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 6 | Latin | pissio | I piss |