English
reimpression
Reimpression comes from Latin impressiō ‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’, from imprimō ‘to press, impress’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pres-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pres-1‘to press’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pres-1uncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpremō1‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprimō1‘to press, impress’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpressiō1‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400impression1
- English1500–presentimpression1
- Englishtodayreimpression1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English reimpression
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pres-Wiktionary, English reimpression‘to press’uncertain
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pres-Wiktionary, English reimpressionuncertain
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpremōWiktionary, English reimpression‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprimōWiktionary, English reimpression‘to press, impress’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpressiōWiktionary, English reimpression‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400impressionWiktionary, English reimpression
- English1500–presentimpressionWiktionary, English reimpression
- EnglishtodayreimpressionWiktionary, English reimpression
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pres- ‘to press’
first, expression, frist, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *pres-
pressure, express, depression, oppression, compression, suppression, depressive, compress, depress, repress, impressionable, impressionist, impressionism, 30 more
through Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress,…’
press, pregnant, imprint, sprain, reprimand, 43 more
through Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
impressive, impress, imprimatur, 26 more
through English impression
Today it means
noun A second or repeated impression
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “reimpression”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pres- / reimpression