Where does “printeth” come from?
printeth (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.
printeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “printeth”, step by step
printeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English print
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 2 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 4 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 5 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 6 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |