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