Where does “presstitution” come from?
presstitution (English) comes from English presstitute, 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.
presstitution (English): Biased reporting that serves a particular agenda
Definitions
- Biased reporting that serves a particular agenda
Ancestry of “presstitution”, step by step
presstitution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English presstitute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | presstitute | A person or media entity that misleadingly... |
| 2 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 4 | Old French | presse | — |
| 5 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 6 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English prostitution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostitution | Engaging in sexual activity with another person... |
| 2 | Late Latin | prostitutio | prostitution; dishonoring, profaning |
| 3 | Latin | prostituo | I set up in public; I prostitute; I dishonor |
| 4 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |