in-
Etymology 1
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Etymology 1
From Middle English in-, from Old English in-, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én.
Prefix- in, into, towards, within.
- inhold, inmove, intake, inthrill
- inborn, inbound
- infield, infighting, insight, intalk, inwork
From Middle English in-, borrowed (in words of Latinate origin) from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European *en (cognate to Germanic in-, above).
Prefix- in, into
- Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes:
Into Doing; forming verbs. - inblind is to make blind, incloister is to cloister
Having, possessing - imbannered is having banners, inaureole is to have a halo, incarnate is be crimson
From Middle English in-, borrowed (in words of latinate origin) from Latin in-.
Prefix(non-productive) Used with certain words to reverse their meaning. - Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes:
- ig- before n, e.g. ignoble
- il- before l, e.g. illegal
- im- before b, m, or p, e.g. improper
- ir- before r, e.g. irresistible
(non-productive) Added to adjectives to mean not. Added to nouns to mean lacking or without. Cannot, unable. - inannihilable is that cannot be annihilated, inappellable is that cannot be appealed against, inassimilable is that cannot be assimilated
- Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes:
- em-
- en-
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