Where does “pish” come from?
pish (Scots) comes from Middle English pyshe, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
pish (Scots): Urine, piss; Crust on a scabbing wound; To...
Definitions
- Urine, piss; Crust on a scabbing wound; To...
Ancestry of “pish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pyshe | Alternative form of pisse |
| 2 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 3 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 4 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 6 | Latin | pissio | I piss |