Where does “unpressingly” come from?

unpressingly (English) comes from English pressingly, from English pressing, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere — passed , crossed.

unpressingly (English): Not pressingly

Definitions

  1. Not pressingly

Ancestry of “unpressingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpressinglyWith a sense of urgency, because it is very...
2EnglishpressingNeeding urgent attention; Insistent, earnest, or...
3EnglishpressA device used to apply pressure to an item; A...
4Middle Englishpressethrong, crowd, clothespress
5Old Frenchpresse
6Old Frenchpresserto press
7Latinpressāre
8Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9LatinpremoI press; I pursue
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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