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Where does “compressus” come from?

compressus (Latin) comes 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, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compressus (Latin): compressed, restrained, repressed

Definitions

  1. compressed, restrained, repressed

Ancestry of “compressus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “compressus”

  • compressive
  • compress
  • compressing
  • decompress
  • decompressive
  • decompressor
  • uncompress
  • compressively
  • recompress
  • precompress
  • compresseth
  • overcompress
  • compressiveness
  • compressest
  • undercompressive
  • supercompress
  • compresse
  • Kompresse
  • Kompres
  • kompress
  • kompress
  • compresser
  • compressare
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