Where does “unprintably” come from?
unprintably (English) comes from English unprintable, 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 — in.
unprintably (English): In an unprintable way; obscenely
Definitions
- In an unprintable way; obscenely
Ancestry of “unprintably”, step by step
unprintably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprintable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprintable | Not printable; obscene, or that cannot be... |
| 2 | English | printable | Worthy or capable of being printed; A digital... |
| 3 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 4 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 6 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 7 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 8 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |