English → Latin
“pressure” in Latin
premōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm; to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze; to make,pressiōa pressing, pressure; prop, fulcrum of a levercompressiōsqueezing, compression; embraceimpetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passionvolōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendvexātiōshaking (or similar violent movement); agitation; discomfort, annoyance, hardship, distressiniūriainjury, wronging, offense, insult, wrong; injustice, wrongdoing; damage, harm, hurt, injuryinīquitāsunfairness, inequality, unevenness; injustice, inequity; iniquity
The English word pressure itself goes back to Latin premō, through pressūra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pressure
pressus: pressio: pressura: compressio (a pressing, pressing together): impetus, vis (force of weight): vis: vexatio: injuria (oppression). The pressure of the atmosphere, *pressus aeris: the pressure of a pen, *nisus: the pressure of the times, iniquitas or injuria temporum: the pressure of age increases, aetas ingravescit: to groan under the pressure of taxes, multitudine tributorum premi: to feel the pressure of the war, incommoda belli sentire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pressure?
- The usual Latin words for “pressure” are premō, pressiō, compressiō; also impetus, volō, vexātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.