English
afterimpression
From after- + impression.
A compound of after + after- + impression
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros
Proto-Germanic *after ‘after, behind’
Old English æfter ‘after’
Middle English after ‘after’
English after
Proto-Indo-European *pres- ‘to press’
Proto-Italic *pres-
Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm’
Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
Latin impressiō ‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’
Old French impression
English impression
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / afterimpression