Where does “printer's hat” come from?
printer's hat (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.
printer's hat (English): A traditional box-shaped hat made from folded paper, formerly worn by craft tradesmen such as carpenters, masons, and printers
Definitions
- A traditional box-shaped hat made from folded paper, formerly worn by craft tradesmen such as carpenters, masons, and printers
Ancestry of “printer's hat”, step by step
printer's hat 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 |
via English hat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hat | A covering for the head, often in the approximate... |
| 2 | Middle English | hat | A hat or cap; a piece of headgear or headwear; A... |
| 3 | Old English | hæt | Alternative form of hætt; head-covering, hat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hattuz | hat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kadʰ- | to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,... |