Where does “pussyo” come from?

pussyo (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.

pussyo (English): A coward

Definitions

  1. A coward

Ancestry of “pussyo”, step by step

pussyo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pussy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpussyA cat; An affectionate term for a woman or girl,...
2EnglishpursyOut of breath; short of breath, especially due to...
3Middle Englishpursyfasthmatic, pursy
4Anglo-Normanporsif
5Frenchpoussifwheezy
6Frenchpousserto push; to urge on, encourage; to grow
7Latinpulsarepresent active infinitive of pulsō; second-person...
8LatinpulsoI push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;...
9Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
10Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
11Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via English hole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishholeA hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;...
2Middle Englishholehealthy; safe; whole, complete, full
3Old Englishhola hole, a hollow; calumny; slander
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pelnō