Etymology

preimpressionist

Today it means: Before the rise of impressionism in art. Full definition →

English impressionist ← French impressionniste ← Latin impressiōnem
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  10. Proto-Italic*en
  11. Proto-Italic*en-
  12. Latinin-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*per-?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pres-
  15. Proto-Italic*pres-
  16. Latinpremō
  17. Latinimprimō
  18. Latinimpressiōnem
  19. Frenchimpression
  20. Frenchimpressionniste
  21. Englishimpressionist
  22. English todaypreimpressionist

From pre- + impressionist.

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