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Where does “compressibly” come from?

compressibly (English) comes from English compressible, from English compress, from Middle French compresse, from Late Latin compressare, from Latin compressus, from Latin comprimō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

compressibly (English): In a compressible way

Definitions

  1. In a compressible way

Ancestry of “compressibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcompressibleable to be compressed; Containing a circle that...
2EnglishcompressTo make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or...
3Middle Frenchcompresse—
4Late Latincompressareto press hard/together
5Latincompressuscompressed, restrained, repressed
6Latincomprimō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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