Variants
printprent
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Old French preinte (impression, stamp), ultimately from Latin pressus, past participle of premere (to press). The physical act of pressing a mark onto a surface: print, printer, imprint, blueprint. Connected to the press root through its Latin origin — printing is fundamentally pressing ink onto a surface.
Associated Words
blueprint
A detailed technical drawing; a thorough plan for achieving something
GREC2
imprint
A mark left by pressing; to stamp or fix firmly in the mind
TOEFLGREA2
To produce text or images by machine; printed text or a photograph
NGSL 2kA2
printed
Produced by printing; written in block letters
IELTSA2
printer
A device that prints text or images; a person or business that prints
NGSL 3kA2
printing
The process or business of producing printed material
IELTSA2