Etymograph

English

pressdom

From press + -dom.

Formed from press + -dom

Latin premō ‘to press’

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Latin pressō ‘to press’

Old French presser ‘to press’

Old French presse

Middle English presse ‘throng, crowd, clothespress’

English press

Today it means

noun The world or sphere of the press; journalism generally.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / pressdom