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Where does “oilpresser” come from?

oilpresser (English) comes from English presser, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo — passed , crossed.

oilpresser (English): One whose occupation is pressing the oil from...

Definitions

  1. One whose occupation is pressing the oil from...

Ancestry of “oilpresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpresserA person or device that presses or squeezes; A...
2EnglishpressA device used to apply pressure to an item; A...
3Middle Englishpressethrong, crowd, clothespress
4Old Frenchpresse—
5Old Frenchpresserto press
6Latinpressāre—
7Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatinpremoI press; I pursue
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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