Reconstruction:Latin/pissiare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Imitative of the echoic sound of a urination.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pisˈsʲare/

Verb

*pīssiāre (Proto-Romance)

urinate

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: chishari, chish
- Romanian: pișa
Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: piscià
- Italian: pisciare
  - → Sardinian: pisciare
- Neapolitan: piscià
- Sicilian: pisciari
North Italian:
- Friulian: pissâ
- Romansch: pischer
- Venetian: pisar
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: pixar
- Franco-Provençal: pissier
- Old French: pissier (see there for further descendants)
- Occitan: pishar, pissar
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: pixar, pichar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*pissiare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 594

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