Where does “prêssi” come from?

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

prêssi (Norman): to press; past participle of prêssi; rushed

Definitions

  1. to press; past participle of prêssi; rushed

Ancestry of “prêssi”, step by step

prêssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pressō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpressō—
2Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norman prêsse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanprêssepress-gang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →
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