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Where does “premere” come from?

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

premere (Latin): second-person singular future passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative...

Ancestry of “premere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “premere”

  • pressure
  • press
  • express
  • print
  • priest
  • depression
  • pressing
  • expressly
  • impress
  • imprint
  • reprint
  • priestly
  • blueprint
  • footprint
  • imprinted
  • antidepressant
  • fingerprint
  • inexpressible
  • depress
  • priestess
  • inexpressibly
  • imprinting
  • printout
  • fingerprinting
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