Where does “clothespress” come from?
clothespress (English) comes from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres- — passed , crossed.
clothespress (English): A receptacle for clothes
Definitions
- A receptacle for clothes
Ancestry of “clothespress”, step by step
clothespress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English press
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 3 | Old French | presse | — |
| 4 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 5 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English clothes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clothes | Items of clothing; apparel; plural of cloth; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | cloþes | Alternative form of clothes |
| 3 | Middle English | cloþ | Alternative form of cloth; cloth, garment |
| 4 | Old English | clāþ | cloth, clothes, covering, sail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |