Etymograph

English

surprint

From sur- + print.

Formed from sur- + print

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’

Proto-Italic *super ‘above’

Latin super ‘[of place] above’

English sur-

Latin imprimō ‘to press into, imprint’

Middle English emprinten ‘to impress, imprint’

Middle English *printen

English print

Today it means

noun The printing of text or graphics elements on top of a background that is a different tint of the same color.

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Etymograph / surprint