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Stage 1 of 4
premere
Latin · ancient
"to press"
to press, combined with in- (into)
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Stage 2 of 4
imprimere
Latin · ancient
"to press into"
to press into, from in- and premere
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Stage 3 of 4
empreinte
Old French · medieval
"a mark pressed into a surface"
carried into French for a mark pressed into a surface
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Stage 4 of 4
imprint
English · 1400s
"a mark made by pressing, or a lasting effect on someone's mind"
settled as the English word for a mark made by pressing, or a lasting effect
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