Where does “długopis” come from?
długopis (Polish) comes from Polish pisać, from Serbo-Croatian pisač, from Serbo-Croatian písati, from French pisser, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
długopis (Polish): ballpoint pen
Definitions
- ballpoint pen
Ancestry of “długopis”, step by step
długopis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish pisać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pisać | to write; to write, to take; to say |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pisač | printer; burner |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | písati | to write |
| 4 | French | pisser | to piss; to pour with |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |