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
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →