Where does “deprisa” come from?
deprisa (Spanish) comes from Spanish prisa, from Spanish priesa, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
deprisa (Spanish): quickly, hurriedly
Definitions
- quickly, hurriedly
Ancestry of “deprisa”, step by step
deprisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish prisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | prisa | hurry, rush, urgency |
| 2 | Spanish | priesa | Obsolete spelling of prisa |
| 3 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 4 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Spanish dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dé | of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner |
| 2 | Old Spanish | de | of; -'s |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |