Etymology of the English word express
the English word
expressderived from the French word
exprèsderived from the Latin word
expressus (distinct, clear, plain)
derived 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-derived from the Medieval Latin word
expressarederived from the Latin word
expressus (distinct, clear, plain)
derived 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 express in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
expressway,
expressage,
expressman,
unexpressed,
expressly,
expressed,
expressingDerivations in other languages
French
expressCognates
Dutch
expres, French
express, French
exprès, German
expreß, German
Express, Italian
espresso, Lithuanian
ekspresas, Norwegian
ekspress, Polish
ekspres, Russian
экcпрecc, Spanish
expreso, Swedish
expressUsage
Word found in Modern English
