Where does “описываться” come from?

описываться (Russian) comes from Russian опи́сывать, from Russian описа́ть, from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier — I piss.

описываться (Russian): to make a slip; passive of опи́сывать; to wet...

Definitions

  1. to make a slip; passive of опи́сывать; to wet...

Ancestry of “описываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопи́сыватьto describe, to depict, to portray to represent in words
2Russianописа́тьto describe, to depict, to portray to represent in words
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
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