Etymology

underprint

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Today it means: The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper. Full definition →

English print ← Middle English under- ← Old English under-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishprint
  13. English todayunderprint

From under- + print.

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