Where does “daisywheel printer” come from?

daisywheel printer (English) comes from English printer, 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.

daisywheel printer (English): A printer that operates by striking the page with...

Definitions

  1. A printer that operates by striking the page with...

Ancestry of “daisywheel printer”, step by step

daisywheel printer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English printer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprinterOne who makes prints; The operator of a printing...
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 English wheel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwheelA circular device capable of rotating on its...
2Middle EnglishwhelA wheel circular device for motion
3Old Englishhwēolwheel
4Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English Daisy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDaisyA Girl Scout at the initial introductory level
2Middle Englishdayesyedaisy
3Old Englishdæġes ēagedaisy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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