English
impressionistically
From impressionistic + -ally.
A compound of impressionist + -ic + impression + -ist + -ic + -istic + impressionistic
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 impressiōnem
French impression ‘an impression, the overall effect of something’
French impressionniste ‘impressionist (painter)’
English impressionist
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
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
English impressionistic
Today it means
adv In an impressionistic manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / impressionistically