Where does “postprint” come from?

postprint (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.

postprint (English): After printing; The version of a manuscript...

Definitions

  1. After printing; The version of a manuscript...

Ancestry of “postprint”, step by step

postprint 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 post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
2Middle Frenchposte
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Latinprobāre
5Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
6LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én