Where does “описа́ть” come from?

описа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.

описа́ть (Russian): to describe, to depict, to portray to represent in words

Definitions

  1. to describe, to depict, to portray to represent in words

Ancestry of “описа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianписа́тьto write
2Germanpissento piss; to piss down
3Middle Low Germanpissen—
4Dutchpissento piss
5Middle Dutchpissento piss
6Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
7Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
8LatinpissioI piss

Words derived from “описа́ть”

Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →
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