Etymology

impression

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Today it means: The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. Full definition →

Old French impression ← Latin impressiō ← Proto-Italic *pres-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  7. Proto-Italic*pres-
  8. Latinpremō
  9. Latinimprimō
  10. Latinimpressiō
  11. Old Frenchimpression
  12. English todayimpression

From Old French impression, from Latin impressio. Equivalent to impress + -ion.

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