Where does “nonprinter” come from?
nonprinter (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.
nonprinter (English): One who does not work as a printer
Definitions
- One who does not work as a printer
Ancestry of “nonprinter”, step by step
nonprinter 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 |