LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

vissīna

*vissīna f

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructiona silent passing of wind
  2. Proto Romancereconstructiona puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)

Origins

From vissīre (“to pass wind”).

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianpìssina
  • Sardinianfungupìssinu
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanveixina
  • Occitanvessino
  • Gasconvechiefrom Occitan vessino
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianbășină
  • Aromanianbishinã
  • Megleno-Romanianbișǫnă
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishbejín
  • Asturianbixín
Italo-Romance
  • Neapolitanvissina
  • Sicilianbissinu
  • Sicilianpissinu

Quick answers

What does vissīna mean in Latin?
vissīna, a noun, means “a silent passing of wind; a puffball (foul-smelling mushroom)”.