myEtymology.com: English etymology of presser

Etymology of the English word presser

the English word presser

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word press

derived from the Old French word presser

derived from the Vulgar Latin word pressare (press, squeeze)

derived from the Latin word pressus (firmly planted, deliberate; pressing; pressure; exertion of pressure)