Where does “poisse” come from?

poisse (French) comes 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.

poisse (French): chronic bad luck; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. chronic bad luck; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “poisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoisserto make sticky; to nab
2Frenchpoixpitch
3Old Frenchpeizchest
4Latinpixpitch, tar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “poisse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →