Where does “unimprint” come from?
unimprint (English) comes from English imprint, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
unimprint (English): To undo, in (a person or animal), the psychological process of imprinting
Definitions
- To undo, in (a person or animal), the psychological process of imprinting
Ancestry of “unimprint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imprint | An impression; the mark left behind by printing... |
| 2 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 3 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 4 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 5 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |