Where does “presing” come from?
presing (Romanian) comes from Italian pressing, from English pressing, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere — passed , crossed.
presing (Romanian): Continuous action that does not allow the opposing team to catch its breath, aiming to remove the ball from its possession
Definitions
- Continuous action that does not allow the opposing team to catch its breath, aiming to remove the ball from its possession
Ancestry of “presing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pressing | continuous and pressing action that does not allow the opposing team to catch its breath, aiming to remove the ball from its possession |
| 2 | English | pressing | Needing urgent attention; Insistent, earnest, or... |
| 3 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 5 | Old French | presse | — |
| 6 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 7 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |