reprinting
UK[ˌriːˈprɪntɪŋ]US[ˌriːˈprɪntɪŋ]
n
The action or process of printing more copies of a book, document, or other publication.
verb (present participle)
Printing again or producing a new print run of.
Morpheme Breakdown
re
print
ing
re
again
print
impress
ing
action/state
Etymology
The word 'reprinting' is built upon the core verb 'print,' which entered English from French, tracing its lineage to the Latin 'premere' (to press). The prefix 're-,' of Latin origin, is attached to indicate the action is performed again. The suffix '-ing' is a native English grammatical element that nominalizes the verb, turning the action into a concept or its concrete result. Thus, the literal construction "the action of pressing again" evolved into the modern publishing term for producing a subsequent impression or edition of a work.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + print (impress) + ing (action/state)
re: Latin origin, a prefix meaning "again" or "back."
print: From Anglo-Norman and Old French 'preinte,' meaning "impression," from the verb 'preindre' (to press), from Latin 'premere.'
ing: Old English '-ing,' '-ung,' a suffix forming nouns from verbs, denoting an action or its result.
Examples
The publisher ordered a reprinting of the novel due to high demand.
Reprinting the brochures will incur additional costs.
The copyright page indicates this is the fifth reprinting.