Where does “fingerprintable” come from?
fingerprintable (English) comes 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, from Latin imprimo — in.
fingerprintable (English): That warrants or justifies taking a fingerprint...
Definitions
- That warrants or justifies taking a fingerprint...
Ancestry of “fingerprintable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fingerprint | The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of... |
| 2 | English | print | 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- | — |
| 10 | Latin | în | — |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |