| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | per-4 |
| DEFINITION: | To strike. A verbal root possibly belonging to the group of per1. Extended forms *prem-, *pres-. pregnant2, press1, pressure, print; appressed, après, compress, depress, espresso, express, impress1, imprimatur, imprint, oppress, repress, reprimand, reprisal, reprise, suppress, from Latin premere (past participle pressus), to press. (Pokorny 3. per- 818.) |
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