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Where does “nonimpressed” come from?

nonimpressed (English) comes from English impress, from Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, from Latin imprimo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

nonimpressed (English): Not impressed

Definitions

  1. Not impressed

Ancestry of “nonimpressed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpressTo affect strongly and often favourably; To make...
2Middle Englishimpressen—
3Latinimpressuspressed, printed, imprinted, stamped
4LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →