Where does “imprintable” come from?
imprintable (English) comes from English imprint, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
imprintable (English): Capable of being imprinted
Definitions
- Capable of being imprinted
Ancestry of “imprintable”, step by step
imprintable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imprint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imprint | An impression; the mark left behind by printing... |
| 2 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 3 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 4 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 5 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |