Where does “impress” come from?
Impress comes from Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, the past participle of imprimere, meaning to press in, from in- and primere.
impress (English): To affect strongly and often favourably; To make...
Definitions
- To affect strongly and often favourably; To make...
Ancestry of “impress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | impressen | — |
| 2 | Latin | impressus | pressed, printed, imprinted, stamped |
| 3 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “impress”