Where does “photoprint” come from?

photoprint (English) comes 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, from Latin īn- — in.

photoprint (English): Any print made by a photomechanical process

Definitions

  1. Any print made by a photomechanical process

Ancestry of “photoprint”, step by step

photoprint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English print

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprintOf, relating to, or writing for printed...
2Middle Englishprinten
3Middle Englishemprinten
4Old Frenchempreinter
5Old Frenchempreindre
6Latinimprimeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7LatinimprimoI press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English photo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
2EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en