Etymology of the French word compresse
the French word
compressederived from the Old French word
compresserusing the French prefix
com-derived 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 compresse in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
comprimere, Romanian
compresăCognates
Dutch
kompres, Dutch
comprimeren, English
compress, French
comprimer, German
Kompresse, German
komprimieren, Italian
comprimere, Latin
comprimere, Norwegian
kompress, Norwegian
komprimere, Portuguese
comprimir, Spanish
comprimir, Swedish
kompress, Swedish
komprimera
