Where does “피고인” come from?
피고인 (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.
피고인 (Korean): defendant; the accused; respondent
Definitions
- defendant; the accused; respondent
Ancestry of “피고인”, step by step
피고인 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 고인
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 고인 | the dead, the deceased |