English
preimpressionist
Preimpressionist comes from French impressionniste ‘impressionist (painter)’, and goes back to Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress,…’.
- 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 CEimpressiōnem
- Frenchc. 1600–presentimpression‘an impression, the overall effect of something’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentimpressionniste‘impressionist (painter)’
- English1500–presentimpressionist
- Englishtodaypreimpressionist
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 CEimpressiōnem
- Frenchc. 1600–presentimpression‘an impression, the overall effect of something’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentimpressionniste‘impressionist (painter)’
- English1500–presentimpressionist
- Englishtodaypreimpressionist
A compound of pre- + impressionist
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, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *pres-
pressure, express, depression, oppression, compression, suppression, depressive, compress, depress, repress, impressionistic, 30 more
through Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress,…’
press, pregnant, imprint, sprain, reprimand, 41 more
through Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
impressive, impression, impress, imprimatur, 24 more
through French impression ‘an impression, the overall effect of something’
Today it means
adj Before the rise of impressionism in art.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin premō / preimpressionist