Where does “breathprinting” come from?
breathprinting (English) comes from English breathprint, from English fingerprint, from English print, from Middle English printen, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere — in.
breathprinting (English): The recording of a breathprint in order to identify an individual or to diagnose a disease
Definitions
- The recording of a breathprint in order to identify an individual or to diagnose a disease
Ancestry of “breathprinting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breathprint | The chemical contents of an exhaled breath, supposedly unique to an individual |
| 2 | English | fingerprint | The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of... |
| 3 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 4 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 6 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 7 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 8 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |