Etymology of the English word press
the English word
pressderived 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)
Derivations in English
clothespress,
letterpress,
prepress,
pressboard,
presser,
pressman,
pressmark,
pressroom,
pressrun,
presswork,
repress,
pressing,
press-book,
pressedCognates
Danish
presserende, Dutch
pers, Dutch
pressen, Dutch
presseren, French
presser, French
presse, German
Presse, German
pressen, German
pressieren, Icelandic
pressa, Lithuanian
presas, Norwegian
presse, Norwegian
presserende, Polish
prasa, Russian
пpecc, Spanish
priesa, Swedish
press, Swedish
pressaUsage
Word found in Modern English
