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Where does “pressura” come from?

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

pressura (Latin): a pressing, pressure; throng, crowd; an...

Definitions

  1. a pressing, pressure; throng, crowd; an...

Ancestry of “pressura”, 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 “pressura”

  • pressure
  • overpressure
  • pressurization
  • backpressure
  • pressurize
  • depressurization
  • pressurise
  • counterpressure
  • pressuremeter
  • pressurisation
  • underpressure
  • pressureless
  • depressurize
  • overpressurization
  • pressurizer
  • repressurization
  • repressurize
  • depressurisation
  • depressurise
  • depressure
  • repressurise
  • overpressurize
  • repressure
  • pressurizable
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