presso.
to press, squeeze
Meaning & usage
to press, squeeze
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin pressō From premō + -tō.
closely, nearly
Where this word comes from
From pressus (“concise”), passive past participle of premo (“I press; I pursue”).
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of pressus
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