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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

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-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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