Where does “peecycling” come from?
peecycling (English) comes from English recycling, from English recycle, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
peecycling (English): The practice of recycling or repurposing urine for various beneficial purposes, particularly in the context of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation
Definitions
- The practice of recycling or repurposing urine for various beneficial purposes, particularly in the context of sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation
Ancestry of “peecycling”, step by step
peecycling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English recycling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | recycling | The practice of sorting and collecting waste... |
| 2 | English | recycle | To break down and reuse component materials; To... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English pee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pee | Urine; To urinate; To drizzle |
| 2 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 3 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 4 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |