Where does “digelpress” come from?
digelpress (Swedish) comes from Swedish digel, from German Tiegel, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
digelpress (Swedish): platen press
Definitions
- platen press
Ancestry of “digelpress”, step by step
digelpress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish digel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | digel | platen the part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made |
| 2 | German | Tiegel | crucible |
| 3 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 4 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via Swedish press
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | press | a press; a tool that applies pressure; a press;... |