Where does “prensar” come from?
prensar (Portuguese) comes from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prensar (Portuguese): to press; to compress; to squeeze
Definitions
- to press; to compress; to squeeze
Ancestry of “prensar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 2 | Latin | premō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “prensar”