Where does “скоропись” come from?
скоропись (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.
скоропись (Russian): skoropis an obsolete form of Russian handwriting used in the 15th–18th centuries
Definitions
- skoropis an obsolete form of Russian handwriting used in the 15th–18th centuries
Ancestry of “скоропись”, step by step
скоропись traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian писа́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | писа́ть | to write |
| 2 | German | pissen | to piss; to piss down |
| 3 | Middle Low German | pissen | — |
| 4 | Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 6 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 8 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
via Russian ско́рый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ско́рый | fast, quick |