Where does “apretura” come from?
apretura (Polish) comes from German Appretur, from French apprêter, from Old French aprester, from Old French prest, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres- — passed , crossed.
apretura (Polish): finish
Definitions
- finish
Ancestry of “apretura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Appretur | — |
| 2 | French | apprêter | to prepare, to get ready, prime; to prepare... |
| 3 | Old French | aprester | to prepare; to get ready |
| 4 | Old French | prest | loan; monetary gift |
| 5 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 6 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |