Etymology

transpressionism

Today it means: A movement in art characterized by its emphasis on the role of observer in interpreting the artist's representation of collective memories of man which are manifested in myths and legends. Full definition →

English impressionism ← French impressionnisme ← Latin impressiōnem
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  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. Frenchimpressionnisme
  21. Englishimpressionism
  22. English todaytranspressionism

Blend of trans- + impressionism, coined by Guity Novin in the 1990s.

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