Where does “životopis” come from?
životopis (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian opis, from Serbo-Croatian opisati, from Serbo-Croatian písati, from French pisser, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
životopis (Serbo-Croatian): biography; curriculum vitae, CV
Definitions
- biography; curriculum vitae, CV
Ancestry of “životopis”, step by step
životopis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian opis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | opis | description |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | opisati | to describe; to circumscribe; to trace, describe |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | písati | to write |
| 4 | French | pisser | to piss; to pour with |
| 5 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 7 | Latin | pissio | I piss |
via Serbo-Croatian život
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | život | life |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | životъ | life; belly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wo-teh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |