Where does “prensar” come from?

prensar (Spanish) comes from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prensar (Spanish): to press

Definitions

  1. to press

Ancestry of “prensar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpressāre
2Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinpremoI press; I pursue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prensar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres-