Italian

Alternative forms

• (preposition, care of): (abbreviation) c/o

Adjective

presso ‎(invariable)
presso m ‎(feminine singular pressa, masculine plural pressi, feminine plural presse)

1. (archaic) near, close

Adverb

presso

1. nearby, near, close

   da presso - “closely”

Synonyms

• vicino

Derived terms

Preposition

presso

1. near
2. beside, next to, by
3. at, with

   Abito presso i miei zii. - “I live with my uncles.”

   Lavoravo presso la ditta Bianchi. - “I worked at Bianchi's.”

4. among, with
5. (mail) care of (always followed by di)

Synonyms

• (near): vicino a
• (beside, next to, by): accanto a, a fianco di
• (at, with): a casa di, da
• (among, with): tra, fra

Etymology 2

From Latin pressus, perfect passive participle of premō ‎(“I press”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- ‎(“to hit”).

Adjective

presso m ‎(feminine singular pressa, masculine plural pressi, feminine plural presse)

1. (archaic) (having been) pressed, compressed

Etymology 3

Verb

presso

1. first-person singular indicative present of pressare

See also

• pressi

References

1. ↑ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Anagrams

• sperso, sporse

Latin

Etymology 1

From premō +‎ -tō (through its perfect passive participle pressus).

Verb

pressō ‎(present infinitive pressāre, perfect active pressāvī, supine pressātum); first conjugation

1. I press, squeeze.

Descendants

• English: press
• French: presser
• Italian: pressare

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Participle

pressō

1. dative masculine singular of pressus
2. dative neuter singular of pressus
3. ablative masculine singular of pressus
4. ablative neuter plural of pressus

References

• presso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• presso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers