Where does “repressed” come from?
Repressed comes from Middle English and Old French re- combined with Latin premere, meaning "to press," with the prefix re- indicating repetition or pressure applied again.
repressed (English): simple past tense and past participle of repress;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of repress;...
Ancestry of “repressed”, step by step
repressed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repress | To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing... |
| 2 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 3 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English pressed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pressed | simple past tense and past participle of press;... |