Where does “presse” come from?

presse (Old French) comes from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “presse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpresserto press
2Latinpressāre—
3Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinpremoI press; I pursue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “presse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres- →