Where does “piss” come from?

piss (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk pissa, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.

piss (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of pissa

Definitions

  1. imperative of pissa

Ancestry of “piss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpissato piss, urinate
2Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
3Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
4LatinpissioI piss
Every word from Latin pissio →