Where does “popis” come from?
popis (Polish) comes from Polish popisać, 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.
popis (Polish): trick, stunt, show, display
Definitions
- trick, stunt, show, display
Ancestry of “popis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | popisać | to show off, to showboat, to parade |
| 2 | Polish | pisać | to write; to write, to take; to say |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | pisač | printer; burner |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | písati | to write |
| 5 | French | pisser | to piss; to pour with |
| 6 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 8 | Latin | pissio | I piss |