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Where does “imprintest” come from?

imprintest (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.

imprintest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “imprintest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimprintAn impression; the mark left behind by printing...
2Middle Englishemprinten—
3Old Frenchempreinter—
4Old Frenchempreindre—
5Latinimprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →