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Where does “compressare” come from?

compressare (Late Latin) comes from Latin compressus, from Latin comprimō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compressare (Late Latin): to press hard/together

Definitions

  1. to press hard/together

Ancestry of “compressare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincompressuscompressed, restrained, repressed
2Latincomprimō—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compressare”

  • compressive
  • compress
  • compressing
  • decompress
  • decompressive
  • decompressor
  • uncompress
  • compressively
  • recompress
  • precompress
  • compresseth
  • overcompress
  • compressiveness
  • compressest
  • undercompressive
  • supercompress
  • compresser
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