Where does “pressureless” come from?
pressureless (English) comes from English pressure, from Latin pressura, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pressureless (English): Without pressure or the use of pressure
Definitions
- Without pressure or the use of pressure
Ancestry of “pressureless”, step by step
pressureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pressure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pressure | A pressing; a force applied to a surface; A... |
| 2 | Latin | pressura | a pressing, pressure; throng, crowd; an... |
| 3 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |