Where does “unprintable” come from?
unprintable (English) comes from English printable, 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.
unprintable (English): Not printable; obscene, or that cannot be...
Definitions
- Not printable; obscene, or that cannot be...
Ancestry of “unprintable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | printable | Worthy or capable of being printed; A digital... |
| 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 |