Reconstruction:Latin/vissina
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom vissīre (“to pass wind”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*vissīna f (Proto-Romance)
- a silent passing of wind
- a puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: pìssina; fungupìssinu
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
edit- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “bejín”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 555
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 530