Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pres-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Possibly an extension of *per- (“to attempt, try, risk”), but this is guesswork.[1]

Root

*pres-[1]

to press
Synonyms: *bʰedʰ-, *dʰen-, *gen-, *gremH-, *(s)tewk-, *trenkʷ-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pres-‎ (2 c, 0 e)

*pres-s-t (s-aorist)
- Proto-Italic: *pressai
  - Latin: pressī
*pres-lo-m
- Proto-Italic: *preslom
  - Latin: prēlum
Unsorted formations:
- Proto-Italic: *premō
  - Latin: premō (on the model of tremō)

References

De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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[De_Vaan-1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN