Where does “코피” come from?
코피 (Korean) comes from Korean 피, from English pee, from English piss, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
코피 (Korean): nosebleed
Definitions
- nosebleed
Ancestry of “코피”, step by step
코피 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 피
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 피 | blood; kinship, consanguinity |
| 2 | English | pee | Urine; To urinate; To drizzle |
| 3 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 4 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 5 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 6 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 8 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
via Korean 코
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 코 | nose; nasal fluid; tip |