Where does “unreprintable” come from?
unreprintable (English) comes from English reprintable, from English reprint, from English print, from Middle English printen, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere — in.
unreprintable (English): Not reprintable
Definitions
- Not reprintable
Ancestry of “unreprintable”, step by step
unreprintable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reprintable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reprintable | Capable of being reprinted |
| 2 | English | reprint | A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has... |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |