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Where does “microimprinted” come from?

microimprinted (English) comes from English imprinted, from English imprint, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo, from Latin īn- — in.

microimprinted (English): microscopically imprinted

Definitions

  1. microscopically imprinted

Ancestry of “microimprinted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimprintedsimple past tense and past participle of imprint;...
2EnglishimprintAn impression; the mark left behind by printing...
3Middle Englishemprinten—
4Old Frenchempreinter—
5Old Frenchempreindre—
6Latinimprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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