Where does “leysiprentari” come from?
leysiprentari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic prentari, from Icelandic prenta, from Danish prente, from Middle Low German prenten, from Old French preindre, from Old French priembre, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres- — passed , crossed.
leysiprentari (Icelandic): laser printer
Definitions
- laser printer
Ancestry of “leysiprentari”, step by step
leysiprentari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic prentari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | prentari | printer |
| 2 | Icelandic | prenta | to print |
| 3 | Danish | prente | to print |
| 4 | Middle Low German | prenten | to print; write |
| 5 | Old French | preindre | Alternative form of priembre; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old French | priembre | to press |
| 7 | Latin | premō | to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |