Where does “πρέζα” come from?
πρέζα (Greek) comes from Italian presa, from Italian preso, from Latin prensus, from Latin prehēnsus, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
πρέζα (Greek): pinch small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip
Definitions
- pinch small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip
Ancestry of “πρέζα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | presa | feminine singular of preso; grip, hold, grasp,... |
| 2 | Italian | preso | busy, taken up, preoccupied; taken, occupied;... |
| 3 | Latin | prensus | Alternative form of prehēnsus |
| 4 | Latin | prehēnsus | seized, grasped, grabbed, taken, caught; having been seized, etc |
| 5 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |