Where does “пропись” come from?

пропись (Russian) comes from Russian прописа́ть, 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.

пропись (Russian): prescription; cursive sample sheet; cliche,...

Definitions

  1. prescription; cursive sample sheet; cliche,...

Ancestry of “пропись”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрописа́тьto register
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

Words derived from “пропись”

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