Where does “foodprint” come from?
foodprint (English) comes from English footprint, 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.
foodprint (English): The environmental impact, or footprint, of food,...
Definitions
- The environmental impact, or footprint, of food,...
Ancestry of “foodprint”, step by step
foodprint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English footprint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | footprint | The impression of the foot in a soft substance... |
| 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 |