Where does “oppressingly” come from?
oppressingly (English) comes from English oppressing, from English oppress, from Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare, from Latin opprimere, from Latin opprimo, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oppressingly (English): So as to oppress; with or by means of oppression;...
Definitions
- So as to oppress; with or by means of oppression;...
Ancestry of “oppressingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | oppressing | present participle of oppress |
| 2 | English | oppress | To keep down by unjust force; To make sad or... |
| 3 | Middle English | oppressen | — |
| 4 | Old French | oppresser | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | oppressare | to press against, oppress |
| 6 | Latin | opprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | opprimo | I press down upon; I suppress; I take by... |
| 8 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 9 | Latin | obolus | obolus |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |