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Where does “пресс” come from?

пресс (Russian) comes from French press, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

пресс (Russian): press; prelum, prelum abdominale; genitive plural...

Definitions

  1. press; prelum, prelum abdominale; genitive plural...

Ancestry of “пресс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpress—
2Latinpressō—
3Latinpremō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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