Where does “clóphreas” come from?
clóphreas (Irish) comes from Irish preas, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo — passed , crossed.
clóphreas (Irish): printing press
Ancestry of “clóphreas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | preas | press |
| 2 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 4 | Old French | presse | — |
| 5 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 6 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |