The Spanish word 'suprimido' (meaning 'suppressed') comes from the Latin verb 'supprimere', which was formed by combining the prefix 'sub-' (meaning 'under') with the verb 'premere' (meaning 'to press'). When these elements combined, the 'b' in 'sub-' assimilated to 'p', giving us 'supprimere', literally meaning 'to press under' or 'to hold down', which evolved to mean 'to suppress'.

In Spanish, this became the verb 'suprimir', and 'suprimido' is its past participle form, created by adding the regular past participle ending '-ido'.

Some related Spanish words include 'presión' (pressure) and 'comprimir' (to compress), which both come from the same Latin root 'premere'. You can see how the basic idea of 'pressing' appears in all these words. Another related word is 'oprimir' (to oppress), which follows the same pattern of combining a prefix with 'primir'.

English speakers might recognize the connection to words like 'suppress', 'press', 'pressure', and 'compression', which all share the same Latin ancestry. The English word 'suppress' is particularly close in both meaning and form to 'suprimido', as they both come directly from Latin 'supprimere'. The meaning of 'pressing down' or 'holding back' is preserved in both languages.