Where does “preša” come from?
preša (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German presse, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
preša (Serbo-Croatian): hurry; urgency; press
Definitions
- hurry; urgency; press
Ancestry of “preša”, step by step
preša traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German presse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | presse | inflection of pressen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | Pressen | plural of Presse |
| 3 | Middle High German | pressen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pressōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | pressō | — |
| 6 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Venetian pressa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | pressa | — |