Where does “pressi” come from?
pressi (Ingrian) comes from Estonian press, from German presse, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres- — passed , crossed.
pressi (Ingrian): press
Definitions
- press
Ancestry of “pressi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | press | press |
| 2 | German | presse | inflection of pressen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | Pressen | plural of Presse |
| 4 | Middle High German | pressen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | pressōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 7 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |