Where does “расписа́ться” come from?

расписа́ться (Russian) comes from Russian расписа́ть, 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.

расписа́ться (Russian): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “расписа́ться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianрасписа́тьto paint
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
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