Where does “pisoiaș” come from?

pisoiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian pisoi, from Romanian piș, from Romanian pișa, from Vulgar Latin pisare, from Latin pinsere — present active infinitive of pīnsō; second-person...

pisoiaș (Romanian): small kitten

Definitions

  1. small kitten

Ancestry of “pisoiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpisoikitten; cat, tomcat
2Romanianpișurine, piss; the sound of someone urinating;...
3Romanianpișato piss; to piss on; to soak with urine
4Vulgar Latinpisare—
5Latinpinserepresent active infinitive of pīnsō; second-person...
Every word from Latin pinsere →