English
impressionistic
Impressionistic comes from Latin impressiō ‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’, from imprimō ‘to press, impress’, and ultimately from premō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpremō‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprimō‘to press, impress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpressiō‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400impression
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2014impressionistic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpremō‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimprimō‘to press, impress’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimpressiō‘push, thrust, assault, onslaught’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400impression
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2014impressionistic
Earliest quotation: 2014, James Lambert, Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis: “Also, it must be remembered that claims made by…”
A compound of impressionist + -ic
Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress,…’
Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
Latin impressiōnem
French impression ‘an impression, the overall effect of something’
French impressionniste ‘impressionist (painter)’
English impressionist
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pres- ‘to press’
first, expression, frist, 34 more
through Proto-Italic *pres-
pressure, express, depression, oppression, compression, suppression, depressive, compress, depress, repress, 35 more
through Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress,…’
press, pregnant, imprint, sprain, reprimand, 45 more
through Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to or characterized by impressionism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin premō / impressionistic