Where does “poissard” come from?

poissard (French) comes from French poisse, from French poisser, from French poix, from Old French peiz, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

poissard (French): coarse, common, vulgar; unlucky

Definitions

  1. coarse, common, vulgar; unlucky

Ancestry of “poissard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoissechronic bad luck; first-person singular present...
2Frenchpoisserto make sticky; to nab
3Frenchpoixpitch
4Old Frenchpeizchest
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →