'impression' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'impressio,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'pressio' meant 'pressing.'

'impressio' transformed into the Old French word 'impression,' and eventually became the modern English word 'impression' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a pressing into,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'mark made by pressure' and 'effect or feeling.'