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Where does “footprinted” come from?

footprinted (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.

footprinted (English): identified by means of footprinting

Definitions

  1. identified by means of footprinting

Ancestry of “footprinted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfootprintThe impression of the foot in a soft substance...
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-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “footprinted”

  • unfootprinted
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