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ad pressum

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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ad pressum (not comparable) (Late Latin)

  1. near

Descendants

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

References

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