Where does “jour printer” come from?
jour printer (English) comes from English printer, 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.
jour printer (English): A journeyman printer — referring to both a man's profession and his status within his trade or company
Definitions
- A journeyman printer — referring to both a man's profession and his status within his trade or company
Ancestry of “jour printer”, step by step
jour printer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English printer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | printer | One who makes prints; The operator of a printing... |
| 2 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 3 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 5 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 6 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 7 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English jour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jour | Abbreviation of journeyman, e.g. jour printer |