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Where does “exprimo” come from?

exprimo (Latin) comes from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

exprimo (Latin): I squeeze out; I press ; I express; I imitate or...

Definitions

  1. I squeeze out; I press ; I express; I imitate or...

Ancestry of “exprimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpremō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “exprimo”

  • expression
  • express
  • expressly
  • inexpressible
  • expressionless
  • inexpressibly
  • overexpression
  • sprain
  • expressway
  • expressible
  • expressionism
  • expressionist
  • exprest
  • expressman
  • expressionistic
  • overexpress
  • coexpression
  • expressional
  • subexpression
  • inexpressibles
  • expresseth
  • expressionlessly
  • espressivo
  • expresser
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