An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1a) The state of being printed.

1b) Printed lettering, especially with reference to character, style, or size.

1c) Printed material; a printed publication, as a newspaper or magazine.

2a) To produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.

2b) To reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block.

2c) To form a design or pattern upon, as by stamping with an engraved plate or block.

2d) To cause (a manuscript, text, etc.) to be published in print (Dictionary.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E. prent(e), print(e), prient(e), from OF priente “impression,” noun use of feminine p.p. of preindre “to press,” from L. premere “to press, hold fast.”

Etymology (PE): Câp “press,” loan from Indo-Aryan languages chapa, chháp, chāp “seal, stamp, impression.”