myEtymology.com: English etymology of expressed

Etymology of the English word expressed

the English word expressed

derived from the English word express

derived from the French word exprès

derived 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 *eghs

derived from the Latin word premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-