Where does “prensa” come from?

prensa (Spanish) comes from Catalan premsa, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prensa (Spanish): press

Definitions

  1. press

Ancestry of “prensa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpremsapress
2Latinpressō—
3Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prensa”

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