Etymology of the English word acupressure
the English word
acupressurederived from the English word
acupuncturederived from the Late Latin word
acus (husks of grain, beans, chaff; needle, pin; hair-pin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the English word
pressurederived from the Old French word
pressurederived from the Old French word
presserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
pressare (press, squeeze)
derived from the Latin word
pressus (firmly planted, deliberate; pressing; pressure; exertion of pressure)
derived from the Latin word
pressuraderived from the Latin word
pressus (firmly planted, deliberate; pressing; pressure; exertion of pressure)
Date
The earliest known usage of acupressure in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
