Reconstruction:Latin/vissina
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vissīre (“to pass wind”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*vissīna f (Proto-Romance)
- a silent passing of wind
- a puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[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