myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of comprimere

Etymology of the Italian word comprimere

the Italian word comprimere

derived from the Medieval Latin word compressus (compression, pressure; closing; constricted, narrow, pressed together)

derived from the Latin word comprimere (press, squeeze together, fold; suppress, control, stifle)

derived from the Latin word premere (to press; press, press hard, pursue)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the French word compresse

derived from the Old French word compresser

using the French prefix com-

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)

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