English
unimpression
Unimpression 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
- Englishtodayunimpression
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
- Englishtodayunimpression
A compound of un- + impression
Proto-Indo-European *n̥- ‘not, un-’
Proto-Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
Proto-West Germanic *un- ‘not, un-’
English un-
Latin premō ‘to press’
Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
Latin impressiō
Old French impression
English impression
The story
Attested since the 19th century.
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, impressionable, impressionist, impressionism, 30 more
through Latin premō ‘to press, push, press close or hard, oppress,…’
press, pregnant, imprint, sprain, reprimand, 43 more
through Latin imprimō ‘to press, impress’
impressive, impress, imprimatur, 26 more
through English impression
Today it means
noun A lack of impression; the state of being unimpressed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin premō / unimpression