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
- A coward
Ancestry of “pussyo”, step by step
pussyo 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 hole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hole | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit;... |
| 2 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 3 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |