Where does “im-” come from?
im- (French) comes from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
im- (French): a form of the prefix in-, used before "b", "m"...
Definitions
- a form of the prefix in-, used before "b", "m"...
Ancestry of “im-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | în | — |
| 2 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |