Etymology of the English word repress
the English word
repressusing the English prefix
re-derived from the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
repressusderived from the Late Latin word
reprimere (press back, repress; check)
derived from the Latin word
premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*per-using the Latin prefix
re-derived from 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of repress in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
derepress,
repressed,
represserUsage
Word found in Modern English
