Where does “piss-prophet” come from?
piss-prophet (English) comes from English prophet, from Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂.
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Ancestry of “piss-prophet”, step by step
piss-prophet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prophet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prophet | Someone who speaks by divine inspiration; Someone... |
| 2 | Middle English | prophete | A prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | prophete | prophet |
| 4 | Latin | prophēta | prophet, soothsayer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προφήτης | one who speaks for and interprets the will of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English piss
| 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 |