Where does “près” come from?
près (Walloon) comes from Old French prés, from Vulgar Latin presso, 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.
près (Walloon): near
Ancestry of “près”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | prés | near; close |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | presso | I press, squeeze; inflection of pressus:
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| 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 |