Where does “pressopiegatrice” come from?
pressopiegatrice (Italian) comes from Italian presso, from Vulgar Latin presso, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pressopiegatrice (Italian): folding / bending press
Definitions
- folding / bending press
Ancestry of “pressopiegatrice”, step by step
pressopiegatrice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian presso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | presso | nearby, near, close; near; beside, next to, by |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | presso | I press, squeeze; inflection of pressus: ##... |
| 3 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 4 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian piegatrice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piegatrice | folder, bender |
| 2 | Italian | piegare | to fold; to fold up; to bend |
| 3 | Latin | plicare | present active infinitive of plicō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |