vissio
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯is.si.oː/, [ˈu̯ɪs̠ːioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvis.si.o/, [ˈvisːio]
Verb edit
vissiō (present infinitive vissīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- to pass wind quietly
Conjugation edit
Coordinate terms edit
- pēdō (“to pass wind loudly”)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Western Romance:
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *vissīna, -um (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- “uissiō~īre” on page 2077/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)1
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 532