Where does “pressing” come from?
Pressing derives from Middle English presse, Old English press, and Latin pressāre, the frequentative of premere, meaning to press or push.
pressing (English): Needing urgent attention; Insistent, earnest, or...
Definitions
- Needing urgent attention; Insistent, earnest, or...
Ancestry of “pressing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 3 | Old French | presse | — |
| 4 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 5 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “pressing”