Where does “писательство” come from?

писательство (Russian) comes from Russian писа́тель, 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 — I piss.

писательство (Russian): authorship

Definitions

  1. authorship

Ancestry of “писательство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianписа́тельwriter
2Russianписа́тьto write
3Germanpissento piss; to piss down
4Middle Low Germanpissen—
5Dutchpissento piss
6Middle Dutchpissento piss
7Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
8Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
9LatinpissioI piss
Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →