pipi (French)

Where does "pipi" come from?

The French noun 'pipi', meaning wee or pee[1], originates as child speak formed by doubling the first element of the French verb 'pisser'[1], meaning to piss. The verb 'pisser' itself descends from Old French 'pissier', which comes from Vulgar Latin '*pīssiāre'[2]. This Vulgar Latin term is likely of echoic origin or from a Germanic source[2].

Open questions

• The ultimate origin of the Vulgar Latin term from an echoic source or Germanic origin is considered a matter of likelihood rather than certainty. [2]

Full etymology tree

• pipi (French), 'wee, wee-wee, pee'
  • derived pisser (French), 'to piss'
    • inherited pissier (Old French), 'to piss; to excrete urine'
      • derived *pissiare (Latin), 'to urinate'

Descendants and derived words

• faire pipi (French)
• pause pipi (French)

Related words

• caca (French)
• biberon (French)
• maman (French)
• papa (French)

Sources

1. pipi (French) - Wiktionary
2. pisser (French) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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