Where does “pusstie” come from?
pusstie (English) comes from English pussy, from English pursy, from Middle English pursyf, from Anglo-Norman porsif, from French poussif, from French pousser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pusstie (English): a large pastie (nipple sticker) that is worn over the vulva; a type of merkin
Definitions
- a large pastie (nipple sticker) that is worn over the vulva; a type of merkin
Ancestry of “pusstie”, step by step
pusstie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pussy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pussy | A cat; An affectionate term for a woman or girl,... |
| 2 | English | pursy | Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to... |
| 3 | Middle English | pursyf | asthmatic, pursy |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | porsif | — |
| 5 | French | poussif | wheezy |
| 6 | French | pousser | to push; to urge on, encourage; to grow |
| 7 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 9 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 10 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via English pastie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastie | An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples |
| 2 | English | paste | A soft moist mixture, in particular; A substance... |
| 3 | Middle English | paste | dough for the making of bread or pastry |
| 4 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 5 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |