près
French
adv
Definitions
- near a time or a place; close to a time or a place
Etymology
Derived from Old French pres (closely) derived from Latin *presso, pressus (concise).
Origin
Latin
pressus
Gloss
concise
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- presque vu English
- *presso Latin
- *prettus Latin
- presse Latin
- pressus Latin
- dappresso Italian
- presso Italian
- pressoché Italian
- pressopiegatrice Italian
- presqu'île French
- presque French
- que French
- prisa Spanish, Castilian
- pres Old French
- preskaŭ Esperanto
- pressa Old Portuguese
- prèske Haitian, Haitian Creole
- près Walloon
- pressa Neapolitan