Where does “записываться” come from?

записываться (Russian) comes from Russian запи́сывать, 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.

записываться (Russian): to register for

Definitions

  1. to register for

Ancestry of “записываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзапи́сыватьto write down, to enter to set something down in writing
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
Every word from Latin pissioEvery word from Vulgar Latin pissiareEvery word from Old French pissier