Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pres-

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 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.

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
  • *pres-lo-m
  • Unsorted formations:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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