Etymology

pressurization

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Today it means: The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space. Full definition →

English pressure ← Latin pressūra ← Proto-Italic *pres-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  3. Proto-Italic*pres-
  4. Latinpremō
  5. Latinpressūra
  6. Englishpressure
  7. English todaypressurization

From pressure + -ization.

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