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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | printer | One who makes prints; The operator of a printing... |
| 2 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 3 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 5 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 6 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 7 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English wheel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wheel | A circular device capable of rotating on its... |
| 2 | Middle English | whel | A wheel circular device for motion |
| 3 | Old English | hwēol | wheel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hweulō | nominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷléh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English Daisy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Daisy | A Girl Scout at the initial introductory level |
| 2 | Middle English | dayesye | daisy |
| 3 | Old English | dæġes ēage | daisy |