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

  1. folding / bending press

Ancestry of “pressopiegatrice”, step by step

pressopiegatrice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian presso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpressonearby, near, close; near; beside, next to, by
2Vulgar LatinpressoI press, squeeze; inflection of pressus: ##...
3Latinpressuspressed, having been pressed, squeezed;...
4Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinpremoI press; I pursue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Italian piegatrice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiegatricefolder, bender
2Italianpiegareto fold; to fold up; to bend
3Latinplicarepresent active infinitive of plicō; second-person...
4LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
5Proto-Italicplekāō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres-