Where does “polissonner” come from?
polissonner (French) comes from French polisson, from French polisse, from French polir, from Latin poliō.
polissonner (French): to be naughty
Ancestry of “polissonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | polisson | naughty child, scamp; mischievous; licentious,... |
| 2 | French | polisse | first-person singular present subjunctive of... |
| 3 | French | polir | to shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny... |
| 4 | Latin | poliō | — |