Where does “downpression” come from?
downpression (English) comes from English oppression, from Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressio, from Latin opprimo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
downpression (English): oppression
Definitions
- oppression
Ancestry of “downpression”, step by step
downpression traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oppression
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oppression | The exercise of authority or power in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | oppression | — |
| 3 | Old French | oppression | — |
| 4 | Latin | oppressio | pressing down; oppression, overthrow, suppression |
| 5 | Latin | opprimo | I press down upon; I suppress; I take by... |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |