Where does “readyprint” come from?

readyprint (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.

readyprint (English): A form of newsprint supplied with preprinted promotional material on it

Definitions

  1. A form of newsprint supplied with preprinted promotional material on it

Ancestry of “readyprint”, step by step

readyprint 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 ready

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreadyPrepared for immediate action or use; Inclined;...
2Middle Englishredyready
3Middle Englishirēd
4Old Englishrǣde
5Proto-GermanicgaraidijazAlternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready
6Proto-GermanicraidijazAlternative form of *raidaz
7Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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