Where does “pissant” come from?
pissant (English) comes from English piss, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
pissant (English): An ant; An insignificant person; A person who...
Definitions
- An ant; An insignificant person; A person who...
Ancestry of “pissant”, 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 |