Where does “presa izan” come from?

presa izan (Basque) comes from Basque presa, from Spanish presa, from Latin prensa, from Latin prenso — Alternative form of prehēnsō.

presa izan (Basque): to be in a hurry

Definitions

  1. to be in a hurry

Ancestry of “presa izan”, step by step

presa izan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque presa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquepresahurry
2Spanishpresafeminine singular of preso; reservoir, dam; piece...
3Latinprensasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4LatinprensoAlternative form of prehēnsō

via Basque izan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueizanto be; auxiliary used with intransitive verbs;...
2Proto-Basquee-—
Every word from Latin prenso →