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Where does “записной” come from?

записной (Russian) comes from Russian за́пись, from Russian записать, from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier — I piss.

записной (Russian): note; intended for notes; inveterate, out-and-out

Definitions

  1. note; intended for notes; inveterate, out-and-out

Ancestry of “записной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́пись—
2Russianзаписатьto write down, to enter; to record; to enroll, to...
3Russianписа́тьto write
4Germanpissento piss; to piss down
5Middle Low Germanpissen—
6Dutchpissento piss
7Middle Dutchpissento piss
8Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
9Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
10LatinpissioI piss
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