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Where does “compresser” come from?

compresser (Old French) comes from Late Latin compressare, from Latin compressus, from Latin comprimō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “compresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincompressareto press hard/together
2Latincompressuscompressed, restrained, repressed
3Latincomprimō—
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compresser”

  • compressive
  • compress
  • compressing
  • decompress
  • decompressive
  • decompressor
  • uncompress
  • compressively
  • recompress
  • precompress
  • compresseth
  • overcompress
  • compressiveness
  • compressest
  • undercompressive
  • supercompress
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