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Where does “indemn” come from?

indemn (English) comes from French indemne, from Latin indemnis, from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

indemn (English): Without loss or injury

Definitions

  1. Without loss or injury

Ancestry of “indemn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchindemneunhurt, undamaged, unscathed
2Latinindemnisunhurt, uninjured
3Latinin- -is—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “indemn”

  • indemnify
  • indemnifier
  • indemnifiable
  • unindemnifiable
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