Where does “premi” come from?

premi (Esperanto) comes from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

premi (Esperanto): to press

Definitions

  1. to press

Ancestry of “premi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinpremoI press; I pursue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “premi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres- →