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

  1. to press; to compress; to squeeze

Ancestry of “prensar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpressō—
2Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prensar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →