imprimo Latin · revision 7881

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Ennius|origins=la premō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɪm.prɪ.moː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈim.pri.mo]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''imprimō''' (present infinitive imprimere, perfect active impressī, supine impressum); third conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[in-]] “in, on” and [[premō]] “to press”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) It is also spelled ⟨inprimō⟩.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Ennius, of pressing one thing on another.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Ennius 204–169 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to press one thing on another, as Virgil's knee pressed down, in Cicero to plant the feet, and in Martial to imprint kisses.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016) From Lucilius it meant to drive in, especially a weapon, in Seneca to inflict a wound or sorrow, and in Propertius to press, crush.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant to stamp, imprint, as his seal pressed a hundred times into wax, and in Virgil to put on a pattern or inscription.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) In Seneca it meant to stamp a character, and in Cicero to impress on the mind.^(OLD 2012)

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+ In Ecclesiastical Latin it meant to print, press into, engrave.^(Stelten 1995) It survives in Italian ''imprimere'', French ''imprimer'' and ''empreindre'', and its participle ''impressus'' gave [[en|impress]] in the late 14th century, ''impressiō'' gave [[en|impression]].^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius uses it of pressing.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 180–102 BC – Lucilius uses it of driving in a weapon.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of a seal in wax and of the mind.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''impress'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To press on; to plant (the feet); to imprint (kisses).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To drive in; to inflict.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To press, crush.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To stamp, [[m|en|imprint]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To put on (a pattern, a seal, a brand); to stamp (a character).^(OLD 2012)

+ # To [[m|en|impress]] on the mind.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' To print.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[impressiō]]

+ * [[impressus]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[premō]]

+ * [[en|impress]]

+ * [[en|imprint]]

+ * [[en|impression]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}