English
pressive
From press + -ive.
Formed from press + -ive
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
adj pressing; urgent
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / pressive