vissio

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Verb

vissiō (present infinitive vissīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to pass wind quietly
    • Latrine graffiti from Ostia
      vissiretacite·chilon·docvit svbdolvs[1]
      The sly Chilon taught how to pass wind silently.

Conjugation

Coordinate terms

  • pēdō (to pass wind loudly)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: bes
    • Romanian: băși
  • Italo-Western Romance:
    • Old French: vessir (see there for further descendants)
    • Italian: vescia
    • Venetan: vesa
  • Vulgar Latin: *vissīna, -um (see there for further descendants)

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