Where does “プレッシャー” come from?
プレッシャー (Japanese) comes from English pressure, from Latin pressura, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
プレッシャー (Japanese): psychological pressure
Definitions
- psychological pressure
Ancestry of “プレッシャー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pressure | A pressing; a force applied to a surface; A... |
| 2 | Latin | pressura | a pressing, pressure; throng, crowd; an... |
| 3 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |