Where does “nonletterpress” come from?
nonletterpress (English) comes from English letterpress, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo — passed , crossed.
nonletterpress (English): Not relating to, or not produced by, letterpress printing
Definitions
- Not relating to, or not produced by, letterpress printing
Ancestry of “nonletterpress”, step by step
nonletterpress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English letterpress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | letterpress | The printing process in which ink is applied to... |
| 2 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 4 | Old French | presse | — |
| 5 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 6 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |