Where does “blauwdruk” come from?

blauwdruk (Dutch) comes from English blueprint, from English print, from Middle English printen, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo — in.

blauwdruk (Dutch): A blueprint, a white-on-blue design image, a...

Definitions

  1. A blueprint, a white-on-blue design image, a...

Ancestry of “blauwdruk”, step by step

blauwdruk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English blueprint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblueprintA type of paper-based reproduction process...
2EnglishprintOf, relating to, or writing for printed...
3Middle Englishprinten
4Middle Englishemprinten
5Old Frenchempreinter
6Old Frenchempreindre
7Latinimprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
9Latinīn-un-, non-, not
10Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Dutch blauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblauwblue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...
2Middle Dutchblaublue; the colour blue
3Old Dutchblāoblue

via Dutch druk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrukpressure; edition; busy, crowded, hectic
2Middle Dutchdruc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en