Where does “potpisati” come from?

potpisati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȍd, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

potpisati (Serbo-Croatian): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “potpisati”, step by step

potpisati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pȍd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȍdbelow, under; floor
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
3Old Norsepund
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Serbo-Croatian písati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpísatito write
2Frenchpisserto piss; to pour with
3Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
4Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
5LatinpissioI piss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-