Where does “heelprint” come from?

heelprint (English) comes 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, from Latin īn- — in.

heelprint (English): A partial footprint left by a heel

Definitions

  1. A partial footprint left by a heel

Ancestry of “heelprint”, step by step

heelprint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English print

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprintOf, relating to, or writing for printed...
2Middle Englishprinten
3Middle Englishemprinten
4Old Frenchempreinter
5Old Frenchempreindre
6Latinimprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English heel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheelThe rear part of the foot, where it joins the...
2Middle EnglishheleAlternative form of ele
3Old Englishhēlaheel
4Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hilōheel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en