Where does “imprensar” come from?
imprensar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese prensa, from Portuguese prensar, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
imprensar (Portuguese): to press using a press
Definitions
- to press using a press
Ancestry of “imprensar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | prensa | press; printing press |
| 2 | Portuguese | prensar | to press; to compress; to squeeze |
| 3 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 4 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |