Proto-Indo-European
*pres-
‘to press’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pres-.
51 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pres-, most familiar first.
- first ← fyrst ← *frestaz
- pressure ← pressūra ← premō ← *pres-
- express ← espresser ← exprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- depression ← dēpressiō ← dēprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- expression ← expressiō ← exprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- impressive ← impress ← impressen ← impressus ← imprimō
- impression ← impressiō ← imprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- impress ← impressen ← impressus ← imprimō ← premō
- compression ← compressiō ← comprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- oppression ← oppressiō ← opprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- suppression ← suppressiō ← supprimō ← premō ← *pres-
- imprint ← empreinte ← empreindre ← imprimere ← premō
More words from *pres-
- depressive
- reprimand
- impressionable
- impressionist
- sprain
- repress
- impressionism
- expressionism
- impressionistic
- frist
- imprimatur
- impressment
- pression
- misimpression
- adpress
- appress
- impressible
- imprimantur
- impressionability
- impressional
- impressioner
- impressionless
- impressionableness
- impressionably
- impressable
- impresser
- neoimpressionism
- neoimpressionist
- nonimpressionist
- overimpress
- postimpressionism
- postimpressionist
- preimpressionist
- prelal
- pressiometer
- reimpress
- reimpression
- unimpressionable
- unimpression
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pres-