Where does “oppressee” come from?
oppressee (English) comes from English oppress, from Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin opprimere, from Latin opprimo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oppressee (English): A victim of oppression
Definitions
- A victim of oppression
Ancestry of “oppressee”, step by step
oppressee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oppress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oppress | To keep down by unjust force; To make sad or... |
| 2 | Middle English | oppressen | — |
| 3 | Old French | oppresser | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | oppressare | to press against, oppress |
| 5 | Latin | opprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | opprimo | I press down upon; I suppress; I take by... |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |