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
- 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
| 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 ready
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ready | Prepared for immediate action or use; Inclined;... |
| 2 | Middle English | redy | ready |
| 3 | Middle English | irēd | — |
| 4 | Old English | rǣde | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaz | Alternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaz | Alternative form of *raidaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁dʰ- | to care |