Etymology of the English word espresso
the English word
espressoderived from the Italian word
espressoderived from the Italian word
esprimerederived from the Latin word
exprimere (squeeze, squeeze, press out)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-Date
The earliest known usage of espresso in English dates from the 20th century.
Cognates
Dutch
espresso, French
espresso, German
Espresso, Norwegian
espresso, Swedish
espressoUsage
Word found in Modern English
