myEtymology.com: French etymology of presse

Etymology of the French word presse

the French word presse

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)

Romanian presă

Danish presserende, Dutch pers, Dutch pressen, Dutch presseren, English press, French presser, German Presse, German pressen, German pressieren, Icelandic pressa, Lithuanian presas, Norwegian presse, Norwegian presserende, Polish prasa, Russian пpecc, Spanish priesa, Swedish press, Swedish pressa