ad pressum

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Latin

Etymology

From ad (to, at) +‎ pressum (close). Attested in the Mulomedicina Chironis.[1]

Adverb

ad pressum (not comparable) (Late Latin)

  1. near

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: appresso
    • Neapolitan: appriesso
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ad prĕssum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 179