Where does “pisse” come from?
pisse (Middle English) comes from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
pisse (Middle English): piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen
Definitions
- piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen
Ancestry of “pisse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 2 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 4 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
Words derived from “pisse”